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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Emerald Biogas Preston Road Aycliffe Business Park Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AB
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Council sourceExpansion of anaerobic digestion facility from 120,000 to 150,000 tonnes per annum, including new tanks, a third digester, additional gas storage and treatment equipment, odour control, site road alterations, new buildings and relocated facilities with associated parking storage and loading areas
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| 2 HIGH BARN ROADPublic Comment · PDF | 3 Sept 2026 | View |
| 4 LOWFIELDSPublic Comment · PDF | 26 Feb 2026 | View |
| AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITSupporting Information · PDF | 3 Feb 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGYConsultee Comment | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| 4 LOWFIELDS SCHOOLPublic Comment · PDF | 20 Aug 2025 | View |
| 4 LOWFIELDS SCHOOLPublic Comment · PDF | 20 Aug 2025 | View |
| COMMENT 4Public Comment · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| COMMENT 3Public Comment · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| LLFA - SURFACE WATER DRAINAGEConsultee Comment · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| 28 SOUTH DOWNS, CHILTONPublic Comment · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| GREAT AYCLIFFE TOWN COUNCILConsultee Comment · PDF | 29 Jul 2025 | View |
| COMMENT 2Public Comment · PDF | 29 Jul 2025 | View |
| 10 HACKWORTH CLOSE, NEWTON AYCLIFFE DL5 5DZ-OBJECTS-MR LEE NOAD(FULL)Public Comment · PDF | 28 Jul 2025 | View |
| 8 HATFIELD ROADPublic Comment | 28 Jul 2025 | View |
| 8 HATFIELD ROADPublic Comment · PDF | 28 Jul 2025 | View |
| SCHOOL AYCLIFFEPublic Comment · PDF | 28 Jul 2025 | View |
| 4 DOXFORD CLOSEPublic Comment · PDF | 28 Jul 2025 | View |
| COMMENT 1Public Comment · PDF | 28 Jul 2025 | View |
| 28 MALVERN WAYPublic Comment · PDF | 28 Jul 2025 | View |
| 28 MALVERN WAYPublic Comment | 28 Jul 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 17 Jul 2025 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 17 Jul 2025 | View |
| ACTIVE TRAVEL ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 17 Jul 2025 | View |
| HSE DOES NOT ADVISE AGAINSTConsultee Comment · PDF | 14 Jul 2025 | View |
| HSE HAS AN INTERESTConsultee Comment · PDF | 14 Jul 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN DESIGN STAGE ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| THE STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRICSupporting Information | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISALSupporting Information · PDF | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLANDrawing · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| RE-PURPOSED EXIT WAYDrawing · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ROAD LAYOUT/WHITE LININGS PLANDrawing · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED VEHICLE TRACKING PLANDrawing · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED KIT ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE NORTH ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED RMR ELEVATIONS 01Drawing · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED RMR KIT AMENDMENTSDrawing · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED DRAINAGE LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | 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.