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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Benty Close Farm 31 Copley Bishop Auckland DL13 5NA
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Council sourceTwo new 4-bed detached dwellings, access and associated works
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FULL DELEGATEDDelegated Report · PDF | 27 Mar 2026 | View |
| REFUSAL FPADecision · PDF | 27 Mar 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPEConsultee Comment | 9 Mar 2026 | View |
| SPACE STANDARDS - DWELLING TWOAmended Drawing · PDF | 23 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - DWELLING TWOAmended Drawing · PDF | 23 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS - DWELLING TWOAmended Drawing · PDF | 23 Feb 2026 | View |
| SECTIONSAmended Drawing · PDF | 23 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANSAmended Drawing · PDF | 23 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED LOCATION PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 23 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 23 Feb 2026 | View |
| SECTIONS B-BAmended Drawing · PDF | 5 Nov 2025 | View |
| BIRD BOX SPECIFICATIONSupporting Information · PDF | 29 Sept 2025 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 29 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS - DWELLING ONEAmended Drawing · PDF | 29 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - DWELLING ONEAmended Drawing · PDF | 29 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING LOCATION & BLOCK PLANSAmended Drawing · PDF | 29 Sept 2025 | View |
| SPACE STANDARDSAmended Drawing · PDF | 29 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 29 Sept 2025 | View |
| SECTIONSAmended Drawing · PDF | 29 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANSDrawing · PDF | 29 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 1 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 1 Aug 2025 | View |
| SECTIONSDrawing · PDF | 1 Aug 2025 | View |
| SCREENING ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 29 Jul 2025 | View |
| COAL AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 21 Jul 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPEConsultee Comment | 18 Jul 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 16 Jul 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 10 Jul 2025 | View |
| COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 7 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 11 Jun 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLAN -WITH LEVELSDrawing · PDF | 11 Jun 2025 | View |
| SPACE STANDARDS - DWELLING TWODrawing · PDF | 16 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - DWELLING TWODrawing · PDF | 16 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS - DWELLING TWODrawing · PDF | 16 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| SPACE STANDARDSDrawing · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| TRACKING PLANSDrawing · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| FLOOD INFORMATIONSupporting Information · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| SCREENING ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING LOCATION & BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 13 May 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.