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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Lane House Farm Pit House Lane Leamside Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6QQ
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Lane House Farm Pit House Lane Leamside Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6QQ
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View council mapConversion of farm buildings into coffee shop and small animal centre with new access road
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|---|---|---|
| DECISION APPROVAL FULL PLANNING APPDecision | 24 Jun 2016 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORTDelegated Report | 24 Jun 2016 | View |
| MRS EMMA TINDALLConsultee Comment | 18 Jun 2016 | View |
| DESIGN AND CONSERVATIONConsultee Comment | 2 Jun 2016 | View |
| LANDSCAPE ADVICEConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Jun 2016 | View |
| HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment | 1 Jun 2016 | View |
| AMENDED NORTH FACING ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 17 May 2016 | View |
| AMENDED SOUTH FACING ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 17 May 2016 | View |
| AMENDED BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 May 2016 | View |
| AMENDED SIGNAGE PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 May 2016 | View |
| ENTRANCE PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 May 2016 | View |
| MRS EMMA TINDALLConsultee Comment | 8 May 2016 | View |
| MR RICHARD ANDERSONConsultee Comment | 6 May 2016 | View |
| NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LTDConsultee Comment · PDF | 28 Apr 2016 | View |
| DESIGN AND CONSERVATIONConsultee Comment | 25 Apr 2016 | View |
| ECOLOGYConsultee Comment | 21 Apr 2016 | View |
| LANDSCAPE ADVICEConsultee Comment · PDF | 20 Apr 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 19 Apr 2016 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List | 19 Apr 2016 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED EAST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED WEST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| SITE VISIBILITY PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| SURFACE WATER AND SEWERAGESupporting Information · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| SPECIFICATIONSupporting Information · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| IMAGES OF DEVELOPMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| BAT AND BARN OWL ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| EXISTING EAST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| EXISTING WEST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| EXISTING NORTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 15 Mar 2016 | View |
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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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.