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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Auckland Castle Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NR
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Council sourceDial Stob Hill TreesG1 - Pollard or remove trees with serve ash die back that are within falling distance of roadwayG3 Elm - Remove or pollard for habitat to a height where they will not fall into roadwayG4 Elm - Remove small dead elmsG5 - Willow/Ash - pollard 2 x willow to 10m where they pose a risk of failure into roadway - Pollard Ash stems to 8mG6 - Ash - Remove ash coppice with serever ash diebackG8 Elm - RemoveDurham Road TreesT5 Sycamore - Retain at monitorT9 Beech - Monolyth at top of stemT10 Beech - Crown retrenchment and end removal of longer limbs which are dying backSection 211 notice
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| S211Delegated Report · PDF | 30 Apr 2025 | View |
| RAISE NO OBJECTION TCADecision · PDF | 30 Apr 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 25 Mar 2025 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLAN SHEET 2Drawing | 25 Mar 2025 | View |
| TREE LOCATION PLAN SHEET 1Drawing | 25 Mar 2025 | View |
| HEALTH AND CONDITION TREE REPORTReport · PDF | 25 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.