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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Land To The South Of Esperley Lane Cockfield Bishop Auckland DL13 5RB
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Council sourceChange of use of land to private equestrian use and erection of a stable block (2no. stables and 1no. tack/foaling room)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| THE COAL AUTHORITY RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 May 2025 | View |
| COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 12 May 2025 | View |
| STRATEGY AND DELIVERYConsultee Comment | 22 Apr 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPEConsultee Comment | 3 Apr 2025 | View |
| THE COAL AUTHORITY RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 Apr 2025 | View |
| CURRENT VISIBILITY SPLAYSDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| REQUIRED VISIBILITY SPLAYSDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| PINE TREE STABLES ATCSupporting Information | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| BNG METRICSupporting Information | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| VISIBILITY SPLAY TO WESTDrawing · PDF | 21 Feb 2025 | View |
| SCREENING ASSESSMENT FORMSupporting Information · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN BASELINE AND FEASIBILITY REPORTSupporting Information · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| VISIBILITY SPLAY TO WESTDrawing · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| COVER LETTERSupporting Information · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANOS Extract · 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.