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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71A Cockton Hill Road Bishop Auckland DL14 6HS
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Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceProposed first floor dwelling above existing office
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| PN56 REQUIRED + GRANTED (NEW)Decision · PDF | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORTDelegated Report · PDF | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 22 May 2025 | View |
| BISHOP AUCKLAND WARD (CLLR TOM REDMOND)Public Comment · PDF | 20 May 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 15 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF PLAN AND SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 30 Apr 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLAN 1:1250OS Extract · PDF | 30 Apr 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 30 Apr 2025 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 30 Apr 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 30 Apr 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS & CROSS SECTIONS A-A & B-BDrawing · PDF | 30 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.