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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The Old Reading Room 32 High Road Essendon Hatfield AL9 6HW
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Non material amendment following approval of planning permission S6/2012/2606/FP - Single front entrance door, internal layout amendments: revised kitchen, bathroom and dining room locations. Revised en-suite bathroom location and gallery profile plus omit window and relocate doorway to existing rear extension.
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| Document | Published | Action |
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| Description: Plans (DMS Info Document: 814284 Page No(s).: 1,2,3)Plans.PDF (126 kb) | Not published | View |
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