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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Roper House 10 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NJ
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Council sourceListed Buildings Consent for change of use from offices to 3no. short term holiday lets including remodelling of building interior, insertion of new door way and enlargement of existing door way to west elevation and door alteration in south elevation, changes to existing car park and the provision of new entrance gates
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FAST TRACKDelegated Report · PDF | 29 Sept 2025 | View |
| APPROVAL LBDecision · PDF | 29 Sept 2025 | View |
| ELEVATIONS - PROPOSEDAmended Drawing · PDF | 24 Sept 2025 | View |
| PLANS - PROPOSED BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOORSAmended Drawing · PDF | 15 Aug 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| PLANS - EXISTING BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOORSDrawing · PDF | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| PLANS - PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| PLANS - PROPOSED FIRST AND ROOF PLANSDrawing · PDF | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| ELEVATIONS - PROPOSEDSuperseded · PDF | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| PLANS - PROPOSED BASEMENT AND GROUND FLOORSSuperseded · PDF | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| COVER LETTERSupporting Information · PDF | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| WINDOWS AND DOORS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| ELEVATIONS - EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 3 Jul 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 1 Jul 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.