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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Witton Castle And Country Park Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0DE
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Witton Castle And Country Park Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0DE
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View council mapVariation of conditions 2(plans), 8 and 9(landscaping), 12(access), 16(lighting), 17 and 18(drainage), 19(archaeology) and 27(materials) of 6/2011/0034/DM to enable a phased approach to development
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DELEGATED REPORTDelegated Report | 22 Jun 2016 | View |
| DECISION APPROVAL VARIATION OF CONDITIONDecision | 22 Jun 2016 | View |
| Site NoticeSite Notice | 31 May 2016 | View |
| WITTON CASTLE ES LVIA FIGURES 11Supporting Information · PDF | 4 May 2016 | View |
| NE21137 WITTON CASTLE TOP 20Supporting Information | 4 May 2016 | View |
| B-SITE, SURROUNDING AND PROPOSALSupporting Information · PDF | 4 May 2016 | View |
| F- LVIA (FINAL) 7_2_11Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| G - HERITAGE REVISED 3-2-11Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| H- ARCHAEOLOGY 2-2-11Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| I - TRANSPORT (TECHNICAL) FEB 11Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| J- DRAINAGE 03-2-11Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| K- NOISE 3-2-11Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| ES LVIA FIGURES 06-10Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| ES LVIA FIGURES 01-05Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| WITTON CASTLE ES FIGURES 16-20Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| WITTON CASTLE ES LVIA FIGURES 21Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| 21137 PHOTOMONTAGE VIEW 1 AND 2Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| NE21137 WITTON CASTLESupporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| APPENDIX-H1-ARCH_DBA-V.2(3)Supporting Information | 3 May 2016 | View |
| CHAPTER E - ECOLOGICAL APPENDIX 1Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL APPENDIX 2Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| NAA APPENDIX H2 - TRIAL TRENCH EVALUATIONSupporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| 21137 WITTON NON TECHNICAL ES7-2-11Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| A-INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT 2_2_11Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| C-SOCIO-ECONOMICS (TECHNICAL) JAN 11Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| D- LAND USE 28_1_11Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| E - ECOLOGY 25_1_11Supporting Information · PDF | 3 May 2016 | View |
| WITTON DECISIONSupporting Information · PDF | 29 Apr 2016 | View |
| WITTON CASTLE PHASING PLAN 2016Supporting Information · PDF | 29 Apr 2016 | View |
| LOCATIONDrawing · PDF | 29 Apr 2016 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMNOPERSONALDATAApplication Form · PDF | 29 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.