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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The Cottage East Deanery South Church Bishop Auckland DL14 6SQ
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Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
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Council sourceChange of use to existing ground floor from bar and restaurant to residential accommodation and in combination with existing first floor flat (The Flat East Deanery) and ground floor dwelling (the Cottage East Deanery) to form one dwelling (east Deanery)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 29 Aug 2025 | View |
| FAST TRACKDelegated Report · PDF | 29 Aug 2025 | View |
| SCREENING ASSESSMENT FORMSupporting Information · PDF | 21 Jul 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 18 Jul 2025 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 17 Jul 2025 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 7 Jul 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 7 Jul 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 30 Jun 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 16 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 15 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 15 May 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 22 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.