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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Hillcrest Springfield Park Durham DH1 4LS
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Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A 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.
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 sourceErection of an outbuilding shed and climbing wall located behind double garage (retrospective).
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FAST TRACK DELEGATED REPORTDelegated Report · PDF | 21 Mar 2025 | View |
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 21 Mar 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 22 Jan 2025 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 16 Jan 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 9 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SHED FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 7 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SHED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED CLIMBING WALL ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2024 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTReport · PDF | 24 Dec 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM (NO PERSONAL DATA)Application Form · PDF | 24 Dec 2024 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLAN 1:1250OS Extract · PDF | 24 Dec 2024 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Dec 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.