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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Stotsfieldburn Farm Stotsfieldburn Rookhope Bishop Auckland DL13 2AE
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Council sourceChange of use of agricultural land to allow construction of a new site entrance and access track to the north of the dwelling, stopping up the existing site entrance to the south of the dwelling and the retention of existing outbuildings.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| COMMENT 3Public Comment · PDF | 26 Aug 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE & BLOCK PLANSAmended Drawing · PDF | 30 Jul 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN CALCULATIONSupporting Information · PDF | 30 Jul 2026 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE FROM STOTSFIELDBURN FARMSupporting Information · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE & BLOCK PLANSAmended Drawing · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| TRAFFIC SURVEY - CHAPEL TERRACE (NORTH)Supporting Information · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| TRAFFIC SURVEY - CHAPEL TERRACE (NORTH)Supporting Information | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| TRAFFIC SURVEY - CHAPEL TERRACE (SOUTH)Supporting Information · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| TRAFFIC SURVEY - CHAPEL TERRACE (SOUTH)Supporting Information | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| BNG METRICSupporting Information | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN CALCULATIONSupporting Information · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| COMMENT 2Public Comment · PDF | 27 May 2026 | View |
| COMMENT 1Public Comment · PDF | 24 Apr 2026 | View |
| 31 FRONT STREET, WESTGATE, BISHOP AUCKLAND DL13 1RZ-SUPPORTS-MRS AMANDA SMITH(FUPublic Comment · PDF | 24 Mar 2026 | View |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO CONSULTEE COMMENTSSupporting Information · PDF | 3 Dec 2025 | View |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO CONSULTEE COMMENTSSupporting Information · PDF | 3 Dec 2025 | View |
| APPLICANT EMAIL 1ST DECCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Dec 2025 | View |
| UPDATED HIGHWAYS COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| UPDATED LANDSCAPE COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| UPDATED CONSERVATION COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| 23 LIME GROVE, LICHFIELD WS13 6ER-SUPPORTS-MR GARY HOWELL(FULL)Public Comment · PDF | 13 Oct 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| CHAPEL HOUSE CHAPEL TERRACE ROOKHOPE BISHOP AUCKLAND DL13 2AHPublic Comment · PDF | 26 Sept 2025 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 11 Sept 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND CONSERVATIONConsultee Comment | 9 Sept 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 25 Jun 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE & BLOCK PLANSDrawing · PDF | 25 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE & BLOCK PLANSDrawing · PDF | 25 Jun 2025 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN CALCULATIONSupporting Information · PDF | 25 Jun 2025 | View |
| THE STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOLSupporting Information | 25 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE & BLOCK PLANSDrawing · PDF | 28 Apr 2025 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN CALCULATIONSupporting Information · PDF | 28 Apr 2025 | View |
| THE STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOLSupporting Information | 28 Apr 2025 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN CALCULATIONSupporting Information · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOLSupporting Information · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE & BLOCK PLANSDrawing · PDF | 20 Mar 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 20 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.