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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Bovile Barn Woodside Witton Park Bishop Auckland DL14 0DU
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Council sourceMinor amendments are required to window and external door opening as Proposed East (Rear) Elevation as drawing 21-1 Rev D of grant of approval DM/19/01143/FPA. The following changes are required as drawing BS-02-05 Rev 1 Rear Elevation:1. Add in 1no window to ground floor to centre of elevation.2. Move first floor window to mid-height building from right side to left side of mid-height building.3. Move left hand 1 of 3 ground floor kitchen windows to upper-height building to centre of mid-height building.4. Switch rear door and window to left side of mid-height building.5. Minor adjustments to window positions in general to mid-height and upper-height buildings.6. Add 2no roof windows to lower-height building to afford means of escape from Bedroom at rear and Bedroom at front as dormer windows to front are not compliant with sill height and open window size.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| NMA REPORTDelegated Report · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| APPROVAL NMADecision · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR LAYOUT PLANSDrawing · PDF | 2 May 2025 | View |
| E-MAIL REGARDING CHANGE OF APPLICANTS DETAILSSupporting Information · PDF | 10 Apr 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM (NO PERSONAL DATA)Application Form · PDF | 8 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO DOOR & WINDOWSDrawing · PDF | 8 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH AND EAST ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 Apr 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.