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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University College Durham Castle Palace Green Durham DH1 3RW
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Council sourceRemoval of historic plaster from Senate Suite Room walls for research purposes
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FAST TRACKDelegated Report · PDF | 24 Jul 2025 | View |
| APPROVAL LBDecision · PDF | 24 Jul 2025 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| CITY OF DURHAM TRUSTPublic Comment · PDF | 18 Jun 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 13 Jun 2025 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 12 Jun 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 29 May 2025 | View |
| ARCHEALOGICAL ASSESSMENT - SENATE ROOMSupporting Information · PDF | 29 May 2025 | View |
| PLASTER REMOVAL RESEARCH RATIONALESupporting Information · PDF | 29 May 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 29 May 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 29 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 29 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 29 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.