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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University College Durham Castle Palace Green Durham DH1 3RW
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Council sourceInstallation of a leak detection device in the plant room and the resealing of the plant room floor
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FAST TRACKDelegated Report · PDF | 8 Apr 2025 | View |
| APPROVAL LBDecision · PDF | 8 Apr 2025 | View |
| THE CITY OF DURHAM TRUSTPublic Comment · PDF | 7 Mar 2025 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 27 Feb 2025 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 27 Feb 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 11 Feb 2025 | View |
| LEAKSTOPPER 2 MULTIZONE SPECIFICATIONSupporting Information · PDF | 11 Feb 2025 | View |
| SIKALASTIC-1K - PRODUCT DATA SHEETSupporting Information · PDF | 11 Feb 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 11 Feb 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 11 Feb 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOORPLAN & SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 11 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOORPLAN & SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 11 Feb 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.