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.
Council planning record
7 The College Durham DH1 3EQ
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Council sourceInternal separation of the West end of the building from the remainder of 7 The College to create an additional dwelling (7A The College) by way of blocking up existing internal doors, reconfiguration of the internal partition walls on the ground floor, division of the basement to provide individual access for no.7 and 7A, M&E adaptations and general planned maintenance & repairs to achieve an acceptable standard for residential use.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FAST TRACK DELEGATED REPORTDelegated Report · PDF | 14 Nov 2025 | View |
| APPROVAL LBDecision · PDF | 14 Nov 2025 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| CITY OF DURHAM TRUSTPublic Comment · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 7 Oct 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 2 Oct 2025 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 24 Sept 2025 | View |
| SCHEDULE OF EXISTING DOORS AND WINDOWSSupporting Information · PDF | 4 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR & ROOF LAYOUT PLANSDrawing · PDF | 4 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 4 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR & ROOF LAYOUT PLANSDrawing · PDF | 4 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 4 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLANSDrawing · PDF | 4 Aug 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLAN 1:1250OS Extract · PDF | 4 Aug 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM (NO PERSONAL DATA)Application Form · PDF | 4 Aug 2025 | View |
| DESIGN, ACCESS AND HERITAGE IMPACT STATEMENTReport · PDF | 4 Aug 2025 | View |
| SUMMARY OF WORKSSupporting Information · PDF | 4 Aug 2025 | View |
| STATEMENT OF HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCEReport · PDF | 4 Aug 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.