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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5 The Old Sawmill Shincliffe Durham DH1 2TQ
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 18 Jun 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 5 Jun 2025 | View |
| TREE LOCATION, CONSTRAINTS AND PROTECTION PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| TREE SURVEY AND ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION A-ADrawing · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 6 May 2025 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL WITH PRELIMINARY ROOST ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 17 Apr 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 14 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR AND GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Feb 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.