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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Binchester Crag Farm Newfield Bishop Auckland DL14 8DQ
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Binchester Crag Farm Newfield Bishop Auckland DL14 8DQ
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View council mapConversion of redundant agricultural building to residential use, including the removal of an existing barn and the creation of residential curtilage and associated works and infrastructure.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION APPROVAL FULL PLANNING APPDecision | 26 May 2016 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORTDelegated Report | 26 May 2016 | View |
| MRS EMMA TINDALLConsultee Comment | 3 May 2016 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 28 Apr 2016 | View |
| DESIGN AND CONSERVATIONConsultee Comment | 27 Apr 2016 | View |
| LANDSCAPEConsultee Comment | 27 Apr 2016 | View |
| REVISED SITE BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 27 Apr 2016 | View |
| REVISED SITE PLAN (INC VISIBILITY)_ADrawing · PDF | 27 Apr 2016 | View |
| DESIGN AND CONSERVATIONConsultee Comment | 27 Apr 2016 | View |
| AMENDED SITE BLOCK PLAN_ADrawing · PDF | 27 Apr 2016 | View |
| . HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 26 Apr 2016 | View |
| . HIGHWAY AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 26 Apr 2016 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGYConsultee Comment | 25 Apr 2016 | View |
| Public CommentPublic Comment · PDF | 21 Apr 2016 | View |
| NORTHUMBRIAN WATER COMMENTConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Apr 2016 | View |
| Consultee CommentConsultee Comment | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| Consultee CommentConsultee Comment | 12 Apr 2016 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List | 8 Apr 2016 | View |
| EXISTING PLANSDrawing · PDF | 5 Apr 2016 | View |
| SITE BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 1 Apr 2016 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 1 Apr 2016 | View |
| SITE PLAN INCLUDING VISIBILITY SPLAYSDrawing · PDF | 1 Apr 2016 | View |
| TOPODrawing · PDF | 1 Apr 2016 | View |
| ECOLOGY REPORTSupporting Information · PDF | 1 Apr 2016 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 1 Apr 2016 | View |
| STRUCTURAL REPORTSupporting Information · PDF | 1 Apr 2016 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM NO PERSONAL DATAApplication Form · PDF | 1 Apr 2016 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 1 Apr 2016 | View |
| PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 1 Apr 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.