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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1 The Crossways Scorers Lane Great Lumley Chester-le-Street DH3 4JP
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Council sourceExisting garage to be demolished. Single storey rear extension with pitched roof to match existing house. 1 car parking space to be retained, and fence boundary to be partially raised.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FAST TRACKDelegated Report · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 8 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANSAmended Drawing · PDF | 8 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING LOFT AND ROOF PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 8 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSAmended Drawing · PDF | 8 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSAmended Drawing · PDF | 8 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED LOFT AND ROOF PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 8 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSAmended Drawing · PDF | 8 May 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANSAmended Drawing · PDF | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING LOFT AND ROOF PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSAmended Drawing · PDF | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSAmended Drawing · PDF | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED LOFT AND ROOF PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSAmended Drawing · PDF | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| 7 FRONT STREETPublic Comment · PDF | 3 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANSSuperseded · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| EXISTING LOFT AND ROOF PLANSuperseded · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSSuperseded · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSSuperseded · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED LOFT AND ROOF PLANSuperseded · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSSuperseded · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED DETAILSuperseded · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| LYNDHURST, 2 THE CROSSWAYS, SCORERS LANE GREAT LUMLEY, CHESTER-LE-STREET DH3 4JPPublic Comment · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANSuperseded · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice | 12 Feb 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice | 12 Feb 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 11 Feb 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 10 Feb 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSSuperseded · PDF | 3 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSSuperseded · PDF | 3 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED LOFT AND ROOF PLANSuperseded · PDF | 3 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSSuperseded · PDF | 3 Feb 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 3 Feb 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANSuperseded · PDF | 3 Feb 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANSSuperseded · PDF | 3 Feb 2025 | View |
| EXISTING LOFT AND ROOF PLANSuperseded · PDF | 3 Feb 2025 | View |
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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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.