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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Land At Etherley Dene Adjacent To Etherley Lane Depot Etherley Lane Bishop Auckland DL14 6UQ
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| APPROVAL FPA - BNG REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 23 Mar 2026 | View |
| S106 AGREEMENTLegal Agreement · PDF | 18 Mar 2026 | View |
| DRAFT SECTION 106 AGREEMENTDraft Legal Agreement · PDF | 5 Mar 2026 | View |
| 14 ALBION AVENUE, SHILDON DL4 1ER-OBJECTS-MISS CAITLIN STODDART(FULL)Public Comment · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 28 Nov 2025 | View |
| BNG METRICSupporting Information | 28 Nov 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 28 Nov 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY METRICSupporting Information | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY METRICSupporting Information | 6 Nov 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITEPhoto · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY METRICSupporting Information | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITEPhoto · PDF | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATIONSupporting Information | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| 28 CLOVER DRIVE, ETHERLEY DENE, BISHOP AUCKLAND DL14 0TT-OBJECTS-MR BRIAN MCCREAPublic Comment · PDF | 4 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED HOUSE TYPE 2Drawing · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED HOUSE TYPE 3Drawing · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STREET SCENESDrawing · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| ISSUE SHEETSupporting Information · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| DRAWING ISSUE SHEETSupporting Information · PDF | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED HOUSE TYPE 1 (PLOT 1)Amended Drawing · PDF | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED HOUSE TYPE 2 (PLOT 2 & 3)Amended Drawing · PDF | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED HOUSE TYPE 3 (PLOT 4)Amended Drawing · PDF | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STREET SCENESAmended Drawing · PDF | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| COAL AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 23 Jun 2025 | View |
| COMMENT 1Public Comment · PDF | 18 Jun 2025 | View |
| 28 CLOVER DRIVE, ETHERLEY DENE, BISHOP AUCKLAND DL14 0TT-OBJECTS-MR BRIAN MCCREAPublic Comment · PDF | 17 Jun 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 16 Jun 2025 | View |
| 10 FREESTONE VIEW, LOW ETHERLEY, BISHOP AUCKLAND DL14 0EG-OBJECTS-MR PHIL DOBSONPublic Comment | 15 Jun 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 11 Jun 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED HOUSE TYPE 1 (PLOT 1)Drawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED HOUSE TYPE 2 (PLOT 2 & 3)Drawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED HOUSE TYPE 3 (PLOT 4)Drawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED STREET SCENESDrawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE DETAILS - SHRUB BEDS S1-S6Drawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOLSupporting Information | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| DRAINAGE DESIGNDrawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| ROAD CONSTRUCTION DETAIL PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| STANDARD CONSTRUCTION DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| DRAINAGE DESIGNDrawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| DRAWING ISSUE SHEETSupporting Information · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| PHASE I GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| PHASE II GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| REMEDIATION STRATEGYSupporting Information · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 2 Jun 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.