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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Whitehouse Farm Bearpark Durham DH7 7DW
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Council sourceApplication to discharge conditions 2 (contaminated land), 4 (drainage), 5 (materials), 7 (rainwater goods), 9 (boundary treatments) and 11 (surface treatments) pursuant to planning permission DM/20/03711/VOC
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DRCDelegated Report · PDF | 6 Jun 2025 | View |
| SPLIT DRCDecision · PDF | 6 Jun 2025 | View |
| SOAKAWAY INVESTIGATION REPORTReport · PDF | 25 Nov 2024 | View |
| MONOCOUCHE XF TDSSupporting Information · PDF | 8 Nov 2024 | View |
| RECLAIMED STONE IMAGEPhoto | 8 Nov 2024 | View |
| RENDER IMAGEPhoto | 8 Nov 2024 | View |
| ROUNDSTYLE SAMPLESupporting Information | 8 Nov 2024 | View |
| SAXON NATURAL SWATCH OVERHEADSupporting Information | 8 Nov 2024 | View |
| SORRENTO PERMI.8 SHEETSupporting Information · PDF | 8 Nov 2024 | View |
| PHOTO OF ROOF 1Photo | 8 Nov 2024 | View |
| PHOTO OF ROOF 2Photo | 8 Nov 2024 | View |
| PHOTO OF ROOF 3Photo | 8 Nov 2024 | View |
| MATERIALS SAMPLE LISTSupporting Information · PDF | 8 Nov 2024 | View |
| BLOCK PAVING SAMPLE PHOTOPhoto | 8 Nov 2024 | View |
| CASCADE BROCHURESupporting Information · PDF | 8 Nov 2024 | View |
| HAMPTON RURAL BLEND BRICK DATASHEETSupporting Information · PDF | 8 Nov 2024 | View |
| HAMPTON RURAL BLEND BRICK PHOTO SAMPLEPhoto | 8 Nov 2024 | View |
| MONOCOUCHE XF STANDARD DETAILSSupporting Information · PDF | 8 Nov 2024 | View |
| GROUND GAS ASSESSMENT REPORTReport · PDF | 24 Sept 2024 | View |
| EXTERNAL WORKSDrawing · PDF | 9 Sept 2024 | View |
| SITE PLAN - MATERIALS PLANDrawing · PDF | 9 Sept 2024 | View |
| EXTERIOR FACING MATERIALSSuperseded · PDF | 9 Sept 2024 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 9 Sept 2024 | View |
| DRAINAGE LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 9 Sept 2024 | View |
| IMPERMEABLE AREASDrawing · PDF | 9 Sept 2024 | View |
| PHASE 2 GROUND INVESTIGATION REPORTReport · PDF | 9 Sept 2024 | 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.