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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46 Brockswood Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BG
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Reduce front boundary hedge to 1.8m in height and removal of upto 33% overall
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Description:2015-0314.pdf (19 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Hedge height reduction and part removal (DMS Info Document: 869393 Page No(s).: 1)Hedge height reduction and part removal.PDF (3392 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Hedge height reduction (DMS Info Document: 869394 Page No(s).: 1)Hedge height reduction.PDF (3872 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Decision Notice (DMS Info Document: 874398 Page No(s).: 1)01467900.pdf (115 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Miscellaneous (DMS Info Document: 875620 Page No(s).: 1)01469681.pdf (115 kb) | Not published | View |
| Description: Site location plan and block/roof plan (DMS Info Document: 869392 Page No(s).: 1)Site location plan and block-roof plan.PDF (3394 kb) | Not published | View |
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