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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Force Garth Forest-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0EP
Force Garth Forest-in-Teesdale Barnard Castle DL12 0EP
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| FULL DELEGATEDDelegated Report · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPEConsultee Comment | 5 Nov 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANAmended OS Extract · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SHEET 2 OF 2Amended Drawing · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SHEET 1 OF 2Drawing · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| GENERAL PURPOSEAmended Drawing · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| BNG METRICSupporting Information | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| POST DEVELOPMENT HABITATSDrawing · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| BASELINE HABITATDrawing · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 5 Sept 2025 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 5 Sept 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPEConsultee Comment | 10 Jul 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 24 Jun 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 17 Jun 2025 | View |
| ACCESS PLANDrawing · PDF | 13 Jun 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING STATEMENTSupporting Information | 13 Jun 2025 | View |
| THE STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC ANNEX 1: CONDITION ASSESSMENT SHEET AND METHODSupporting Information | 12 Mar 2025 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL LOW IMPACT ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 12 Mar 2025 | View |
| THE STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATORSupporting Information | 12 Mar 2025 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Information | 27 Aug 2024 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 25 Jul 2024 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 25 Jul 2024 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 25 Jul 2024 | View |
| PLANS AND ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 25 Jul 2024 | View |
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Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
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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.