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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8 THE OLD DRIVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL8 6TB
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description:2008-1980.pdf (20 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Application--Drawings (DMS Info Document: 361317 Page No(s).: 1)Application--Drawings.PDF (317 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Application--Correspondence (DMS Info Document: 361322 Page No(s).: 1)361322.pdf (34 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Application--Decision Notice (DMS Info Document: 366502 Page No(s).: 1)366502.pdf (27 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Application--Decision Notice (DMS Info Document: 375718 Page No(s).: 1,2)375718.pdf (29 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Application--Site Plan (DMS Info Document: 361316 Page No(s).: 1)Application--Site Plan.PDF (549 kb) | Not published | View |
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