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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Station Hotel Morton Crescent Fence Houses Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6AD
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Council sourceDemolition of existing buildings and construction of two new retail units with associated car parking, landscaping and access
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| FULL DELEGATEDDelegated Report · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| GEOENVIRONMENTAL SITE INVESTIGATION REPORTSupporting Information · PDF | 23 Mar 2026 | View |
| SECTION 106 AGREEMENTLegal Agreement · PDF | 18 Mar 2026 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 2 Dec 2025 | View |
| HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLANSupporting Information | 2 Dec 2025 | View |
| PREVIEW RECOMMENDATIONSSupporting Information | 2 Dec 2025 | View |
| GEOENVIRONMENTAL SITE INVESTIGATION REPORTSupporting Information · PDF | 2 Dec 2025 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PAN (CEMP)Supporting Information · PDF | 12 Nov 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 16 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED EXTERIOR LIGHTINGAmended Drawing · PDF | 9 Sept 2025 | View |
| INSTALLATION: EXTERNAL LIGHTINGSupporting Information · PDF | 9 Sept 2025 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| CROSSING POINT OPTION BAmended Drawing · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED EXTERIOR LIGHTINGAmended Drawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| INSTALLATION: EXTERNAL LIGHTINGSupporting Information · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 6 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 6 Aug 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 6 Aug 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 6 Aug 2025 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL APPRAISALSupporting Information · PDF | 6 Aug 2025 | View |
| HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 6 Aug 2025 | View |
| BNG METRICSupporting Information | 6 Aug 2025 | View |
| NETWORK RAILConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED EXTERIOR LIGHTINGDrawing · PDF | 7 May 2025 | View |
| X1 LIGHTING SPECIFICATIONSupporting Information · PDF | 7 May 2025 | View |
| X2 LIGHTING SPECIFICATIONSupporting Information · PDF | 7 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 7 May 2025 | View |
| COPY OF ECOLOGY COMMENTSSupporting Information | 7 May 2025 | View |
| EXTERNAL LIGHTING DETAILSSupporting Information · PDF | 7 May 2025 | View |
| ARBConsultee Comment | 24 Apr 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 16 Apr 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 16 Apr 2025 | View |
| SERVICING MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 8 Apr 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMApplication Form · PDF | 4 Apr 2025 | View |
| 1 HENRY TERRACE, FENCE HOUSES, HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING DH4 6AJ-SUPPORTS-MR KEN ALLEN(Public Comment · PDF | 3 Apr 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 2 Apr 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLANSupporting Information | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| THE STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOLSupporting Information | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISALSupporting Information · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| MINERALS SAFEGUARDING ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| PHASE 1: DESK TOP STUDY AND COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT REPORTSupporting Information · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| PLANT NOISE DESIGN GUIDANCESupporting Information · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENT FINALSupporting Information · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| AIA AND METHOD STATEMENT - EXISTING TREES SHOWN ON EXISTING LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND METHOD STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| AIA AND AMS TPP - RETAINED TREES SHOWN ON PROPOSED LAYOUT WITH PROTECTIVE MEASURDrawing · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLANDrawing · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| COMPARATIVE NORTH ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| COMPARATIVE SOUTH ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| COMPARATIVE WEST ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| COVER LETTERSupporting Information · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| COMPARATIVE EAST ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONSDrawing · PDF | 27 Mar 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 27 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.