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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Little Elephant, High Road, Essendon, Hatfield, AL9 6HR
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Council sourceErection of detached dwelling house with ancillary works to demolish existing dwelling house and associated structures
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description: THAMES WATER (DMS Info Document: 791978 Page No(s).: 1,2)01354618.pdf (49 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: WHBC - COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT (DMS Info Document: 791984 Page No(s).: 1)01354624.pdf (23 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (DMS Info Document: 793154 Page No(s).: 1,2)01356190.pdf (52 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: HERTS AND MIDDX WILDLIFE TRUST (DMS Info Document: 794155 Page No(s).: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14)01357535.pdf (796 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: HERTS CC - TRANSPORT PLANNING AND POLICY (DMS Info Document: 794702 Page No(s).: 1)01358378.pdf (29 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: ESSENDON PARISH COUNCIL (DMS Info Document: 794703 Page No(s).: 1)01358379.pdf (8 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: OBSERVATION - CUCUMBER HALL FARM, CUCUMBER LANE (DMS Info Document: 795349 Page No(s).: 1,2)01359399.pdf (744 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: HERTS CC - NATURAL, HISTORIC AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT (DMS Info Document: 795590 Page No(s).: 1,2)01359845.pdf (62 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: ENVIRONMENT RESOURCE PLANNING - DATED 9-1-14 (DMS Info Document: 805038 Page No(s).: 1)01375067.pdf (48 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: 3D PHOTO IMAGES (DMS Info Document: 787175 Page No(s).: 1,2)3D PHOTO IMAGES.PDF (2326 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: CONCEPT LANDSCAPE PLAN - DATED 03/10/13 (DMS Info Document: 787189 Page No(s).: 1)CONCEPT LANDSCAPE PLAN - DATED 03-10-13.PDF (3306 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY - DATED 03/10/13 (DMS Info Document: 794114 Page No(s).: 1)TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY - DATED 03-10-13.PDF (347 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED SITE PLAN SHEET 1 OF 2 - DATED 03/10/13 (DMS Info Document: 794211 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED SITE PLAN SHEET 1 OF 2 - DATED 03-10-13.PDF (91 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED SITE PLAN SHEET 2 OF 2 - DATED 03/10/13 (DMS Info Document: 794213 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED SITE PLAN SHEET 2 OF 2 - DATED 03-10-13.PDF (291 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED NEW HOUSE PLANS - DATED 03/10/13 (DMS Info Document: 794219 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED NEW HOUSE PLANS - DATED 03-10-13.PDF (154 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED NEW HOUSE ELEVATIONS - DATED 03/10/13 (DMS Info Document: 794229 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED NEW HOUSE ELEVATIONS - DATED 03-10-13.PDF (202 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: PROPOSED SITE CROSS SECTIONS - DATED 03/10/13 (DMS Info Document: 794232 Page No(s).: 1)PROPOSED SITE CROSS SECTIONS - DATED 03-10-13.PDF (355 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: EXISTING BUILDINGS AND FLOOR PLANS - DATED 03/10/13 (DMS Info Document: 794234 Page No(s).: 1)EXISTING BUILDINGS AND FLOOR PLANS - DATED 03-10-1.PDF (78 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: COMPARATIVE FOOTPRINT AREAS - DATED 03/10/13 (DMS Info Document: 794235 Page No(s).: 1)COMPARATIVE FOOTPRINT AREAS - DATED 03-10-13.PDF (50 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 787174 Page No(s).: 1,2,3,4,5,6)01352214.pdf (254 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: ECOLOGY AND PROTECTED SPECIES REPORT (DMS Info Document: 787460 Page No(s).: 1)01352568.pdf (1334 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: LOCATION PLAN - DATED 03/10/13 (DMS Info Document: 794113 Page No(s).: 1)LOCATION PLAN - DATED 03-10-13.PDF (46 kb) | Not published | View |
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