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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Bowlees Farm Durham Road Wolsingham Bishop Auckland DL13 3JF
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Council sourceSubdivision and change of use of Bowlees Farmhouse to 2no. dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FAST TRACKDelegated Report · PDF | 3 Dec 2025 | View |
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 3 Dec 2025 | View |
| SECTION 106 AGREEMENTLegal Agreement · PDF | 3 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE LAYOUTAmended Drawing · PDF | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 3 Nov 2025 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 29 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 29 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 29 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 29 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 29 Oct 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED - PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANSuperseded · PDF | 29 Oct 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED - PROPOSED SITE LAYOUTSuperseded · PDF | 29 Oct 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION FOR POLICYSupporting Information · PDF | 8 Sept 2025 | View |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR PROW AND HIGHWAYSSupporting Information · PDF | 8 Sept 2025 | View |
| PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAYConsultee Comment · PDF | 4 Aug 2025 | View |
| PLANNING POLICYConsultee Comment · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| SPATIAL POLICYConsultee Comment · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 22 Jul 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 18 Jul 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 14 Jul 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED - PROPOSED SITE LAYOUTSuperseded · PDF | 14 Jul 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 14 May 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED - PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANSuperseded · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED - PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANSuperseded · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED - EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANSuperseded · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED - EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANSuperseded · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED - EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLANSuperseded · PDF | 13 May 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED - PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANSuperseded · 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.