Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Cucumber Hall Barns, Cucumber Lane, Essendon, HATFIELD, AL9 6JB
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Council sourceChange of use from barns to a dwelling
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 750539 Page No(s).: 1)Miscellaneous.PDF (42 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 750533 Page No(s).: 1,2)01293336.pdf (121 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: ESSENDON PARISH COUNCIL (DMS Info Document: 755906 Page No(s).: 1)01302410.pdf (15 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: HERTFORDSHIRE BIOLOGICAL RECORDS CENTRE (DMS Info Document: 760278 Page No(s).: 1,2)01309941.pdf (85 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description:2013-0538.pdf (29 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: EXISTING PLAN (DMS Info Document: 750541 Page No(s).: 1)EXISTING PLAN.PDF (32 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: EXISTING WEST, EAST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS (DMS Info Document: 750542 Page No(s).: 1)EXISTING WEST, EAST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS.PDF (44 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS (DMS Info Document: 750546 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS.PDF (40 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED WEST, EAST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS - AMENDED 24/04/13 (DMS Info Document: 755689 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED WEST, EAST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS - AMENDED.PDF (31 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED PLAN - AMENDED 18/04/13 (DMS Info Document: 758182 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED PLAN - AMENDED 18-04-13.PDF (46 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 750534 Page No(s).: 1,2,3,4,5,6)01293342.pdf (275 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 750537 Page No(s).: 1)Miscellaneous.PDF (763 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED PLAN - SUPERSEDED 18/04/13 (DMS Info Document: 750544 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED PLAN - SUPERSEDED 18-04-13.PDF (47 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED WEST, EAST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS - SUPERSEDED 24/04/13 (DMS Info Document: 750545 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED WEST, EAST AND NORTH ELEVATIONS - SUPERSE.PDF (36 kb) | Not published | View |
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