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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18 Moor Crescent Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1PB
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Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceChange of use from a HMO (Use Class C4) to a flexible use permission as a HMO (Use Class C4) and a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of the GPDO
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
| FULL DELEGATEDDelegated Report · PDF | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
| 6 BEECHCROFT CLOSEPublic Comment · PDF | 28 Aug 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| THE CITY OF DURHAM TRUSTPublic Comment · PDF | 8 Aug 2025 | View |
| 3 ROWAN TREE AVENUEPublic Comment · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| BELMONT PARISH COUNCILConsultee Comment | 1 Aug 2025 | View |
| HMO DATAConsultee Comment · PDF | 28 Jul 2025 | View |
| HMOConsultee Comment · PDF | 24 Jul 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 23 Jul 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 15 Jul 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 15 Jul 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 15 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.