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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Steele House Farm Copley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 5SA
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Steele House Farm Copley Bishop Auckland County Durham DL13 5SA
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View council mapChange of use of a home office and barn into two holiday lets
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DELEGATED REPORTDelegated Report | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| DECISION APPROVAL FULL PLANNING APPDecision | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 13 Jun 2016 | View |
| LYNESACK AND SOFTLEY PARISH COUNCILPublic Comment · PDF | 9 Jun 2016 | View |
| AMENDED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 23 May 2016 | View |
| ECOLOGYCorrespondence · PDF | 11 May 2016 | View |
| CorrespondenceCorrespondence · PDF | 10 May 2016 | View |
| . HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 9 May 2016 | View |
| OFFICER EMAILCorrespondence · PDF | 9 May 2016 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 18 Apr 2016 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 30 Mar 2016 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 30 Mar 2016 | View |
| BAT, BARN OWL AND NESTING BIRD SURVEYSupporting Information · PDF | 30 Mar 2016 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 30 Mar 2016 | View |
| RURAL LAND REGISTER MAPOS Extract · PDF | 30 Mar 2016 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 30 Mar 2016 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.