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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First To Third Floors 70 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NP
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Council sourceConversion of top floor commercial unit into residential accommodation, incorporating it into an existing 2 bed apartment to form a 3 bed apartment. The work comprises secondary glazing, thermal upgrades and installation of partitions / doors.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FAST TRACKDelegated Report · PDF | 2 May 2025 | View |
| APPROVAL LBDecision · PDF | 2 May 2025 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 6 Mar 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 25 Feb 2025 | View |
| EXISTING PLANSDrawing · PDF | 19 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 19 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 19 Feb 2025 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 19 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR DETAILED PLANDrawing · PDF | 19 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR AND WALL DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 19 Feb 2025 | View |
| BALANCED VERTICAL SLIDER OVERVIEWSupporting Information · PDF | 19 Feb 2025 | View |
| BVS BALANCED VERTICAL SLIDER, REVEAL FIX, UP TO 6.8MM GLASSDrawing · PDF | 19 Feb 2025 | View |
| TRADITIONAL HORIZONTALSLIDERSupporting Information · PDF | 19 Feb 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 19 Feb 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 19 Feb 2025 | View |
| DESIGN, ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 19 Feb 2025 | View |
| EXISTING PLANSDrawing · PDF | 19 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.