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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B&M Watling Road Bishop Auckland DL14 9AT
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Council source2No. Internally LED illuminated flex face boxes complete with digitally printed & laminated flex face skins & bird spikes, powder coated.1No. Set of 3No. digitally printed and laminated externally applied window vinyls on blockout vinyl2No. Sets of 3mm flat gloss blue Dibond panels complete with gloss vinyl details1No. Set of part internally LED illuminated fret cut, and opal acrylic backed / vinyled aluminium totem sign trays powder coated, self coloured and vinyled into standard colours.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVAL ADDecision · PDF | 29 Apr 2025 | View |
| TOTEM SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 15 Apr 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 7 Mar 2025 | View |
| FRONT ENTRANCE PROPOSED SIGNAGEDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GARDEN CENTRE SIGNAGEDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SIDE SIGNAGEDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SIGNAGEDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SIGNAGEDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| SITE PHOTOSPhoto · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| ELEVATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.