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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Valley View Hill Top Esh Durham DH7 9RD
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Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceChange of use of existing hard standing area to residential (Class C3), the demolition of existing garage and construction of new garage.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| FAST TRACKDelegated Report · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANSSuperseded · PDF | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANSSuperseded · PDF | 23 Jul 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANSSuperseded · PDF | 15 Jul 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION AND PROPOSED SITE PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANSSuperseded · PDF | 24 Jun 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITEPhoto | 24 Jun 2025 | View |
| COAL AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 May 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE COMMENTSConsultee Comment | 30 Apr 2025 | View |
| CLLR COULTPublic Comment · PDF | 29 Apr 2025 | View |
| CLLR SIMPSONPublic Comment · PDF | 29 Apr 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 24 Apr 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE 2Photo · PDF | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE 1Photo · PDF | 10 Mar 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 25 Feb 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION AND PROPOSED SITE PLANSuperseded · PDF | 25 Feb 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANSSuperseded · PDF | 25 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.