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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Morton Grange Stables Pithouse Lane Little Lumley Houghton-le-spring DH4 6QB
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 25 Jun 2025 | View |
| FULL DELEGATEDDelegated Report · PDF | 25 Jun 2025 | View |
| ACCESS DESIGNDrawing · PDF | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| 2.4M X 120M VISIBILITY SPLAYSDrawing · PDF | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| PARKING ARRANGEMENT AND TURNING CIRCLEDrawing · PDF | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| ASH WOOD DOORSSupporting Information | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| ALUMINUM FRAME ANODIZED DARK BRONZE SATINSupporting Information | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| LUXURY + 4X4 TWIN AXLE CARAVAN SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS ACCESS AND EGRESSDrawing · PDF | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| LUXURY + 4X4 TWIN AXLE CARAVAN SWEPT PATH ANALYSIS PARKING AND TURNING MANEUVERSDrawing · PDF | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| MORTON GRANGE FARMPublic Comment · PDF | 12 Feb 2025 | View |
| HSE FINAL REPORTConsultee Comment · PDF | 11 Feb 2025 | View |
| HSE HAS INTERESTConsultee Comment · PDF | 11 Feb 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 6 Feb 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 5 Feb 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 22 Jan 2025 | View |
| SIGNAGE DETAILDrawing · PDF | 22 Jan 2025 | View |
| SIGNAGE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 22 Jan 2025 | View |
| LANDOWNER NOTIFICATIONSupporting Information · PDF | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 17 Dec 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.