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.
Application overview
Prior Notification under Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (GPDO) 2015 as amended for change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to comprise of 3 no. residential dwellings
Proposal details
- Reference
- P26/0298/PN3MA
- Development type
- Change of Use & Minor Operations
- Ward
- Gornal
- Agent
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- UPRN
- 90113904
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 01 SITE PLAN.pdfDCPUBLIC | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| 02 EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN.pdfDCPUBLIC | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| 04 EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN.pdfDCPUBLIC | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| 05 EXISTING FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS.pdfDCPUBLIC | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| 06 PROPOSED SITE.pdfDCPUBLIC | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| 07 PROPOSED GF PLAN.pdfDCPUBLIC | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| 08 PROPOSED GF PLAN REAR VIEW.pdfDCPUBLIC | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| 2.1 EXISTING REAR GROUND FLOOR PLAN.pdfDCPUBLIC | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| 3 EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN.pdfDCPUBLIC | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - Contaminated Land TeamDCCONRES | 23 Apr 2026 | View |
| Decision NoticeDCDECIS | 11 May 2026 | View |
| Officer ReportDCGENDOC | 11 May 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Consultation expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceDecision due date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceSite notice end date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceStatutory expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceExtension date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
Decision NoticePlanning conditions
- The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: Site Plan Drg no. 1, Existing Front Ground Floor Plan Drg no. 2, Existing Second Floor Plan Drg no. 4, Existing Elevations Drg no. 5, Site Plan Drg no. 6, Proposed Ground Floor Plan Drg no. 7, Proposed Ground Floor Plan Rear Drg no. 8, Existing Rear Ground Floor Plan Drg no. 2.1 & Existing First Plans Drg no. 3. REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
- Prior to first occupation of the development hereby approved, an assessment of the risks posed by any ground gases or vapours shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This should include mine gas. Such an assessment shall be carried out in accordance with authoritative UK guidance. REASON: These details are required prior to occupation of development to ensure that the risks associated with any ground gases or vapours are reduced to acceptable levels and that the health and wellbeing of future occupiers are protected and to ensure that the development complies with Borough Development Strategy 2017 Policy D3 Contaminated Land and the NPPF
- Where the approved risk assessment (required by condition 2 above) identifies ground gases or vapours posing unacceptable risks, no development shall commence until a detailed remediation scheme to protect the development from the effects of such ground gases or vapours has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. A validation and verification plan must be formulated, form part of the remediation scheme and be approved by the Local Planning Authority. Following approval, such remediation scheme shall be implemented on site in complete accordance with approved details unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. REASON: These details are required prior to the commencement of development to ensure that the risks associated with any ground gases or vapours are reduced to acceptable levels and that the health and wellbeing of future occupiers are protected and to ensure that the development complies with Borough Development Strategy 2017 Policy D3 Contaminated Land and the NPPF.
- Following implementation and completion of the approved remediation scheme and the associated approved validation and verification plan (required by condition 3 above) and prior to the first occupation of the development, a verification report shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority to confirm completion of the remediation scheme in accordance with approved details. REASON: To ensure that the risks associated with any ground gases or vapours have been reduced to acceptable levels and that the health and wellbeing of future occupiers are protected and to ensure that the development complies with Borough Development Strategy 2017 Policy D3 Contaminated Land and the NPPF.
