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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Durham University South College The Drive Durham DH1 3LD
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FAST TRACKDelegated Report · PDF | 28 Nov 2025 | View |
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 28 Nov 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORTSupporting Information · PDF | 6 Nov 2025 | View |
| STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATIONSupporting Information | 6 Nov 2025 | View |
| AS PROPOSED SITE PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| TREE SPECIESSupporting Information · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| AS PROPOSED SITE PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORTSupporting Information · PDF | 11 Sept 2025 | View |
| STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOLSupporting Information | 11 Sept 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 25 Jul 2025 | View |
| BELOW GROUND FOUL WATER OUTFALL DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| SURFACE WATER CULVERT & HEADWALLSDrawing · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| HABITAT MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| SMALL SITES METRIC (THE STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRIC)Supporting Information | 30 May 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| AS PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 15 May 2025 | View |
| OPTION 1 PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 15 May 2025 | View |
| AS PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 15 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STREETSCAPEDrawing · PDF | 15 May 2025 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 15 May 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 15 May 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 15 May 2025 | View |
| AS EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 15 May 2025 | View |
| AS PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 15 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.