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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1 St Leonards North Road Durham DH1 4NH
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Council sourceNon-material amendment pursuant to planning approval DM/23/00552/FPA comprising wooden facade design, corner quoin brickwork, additional door on front porch, bathroom window, brickwork to rear elevation instead of render
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVAL NMADecision · PDF | 6 Aug 2025 | View |
| NMADelegated Report · PDF | 6 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 7 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 27 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.