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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Swealweseld 1 High Grain Cowshill Bishop Auckland DL13 1DQ
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Council sourceProposed alteration of the existing French door to install hardwood inline sliding patio doors, including associated adaption of the existing access ramp to accommodate revised opening. Installation of ground-mounted solar array (amended to reduce scale to seven panels and relocated)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FULL DELEGATEDDelegated Report · PDF | 12 Mar 2026 | View |
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 12 Mar 2026 | View |
| PHOTO SHOWING FIELD GATE IN CURRENT LOCATIONPhoto | 13 Feb 2026 | View |
| PLAN SHOWING PROPOSED PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYDrawing · PDF | 13 Feb 2026 | View |
| SITE PLAN 1:500Amended Drawing · PDF | 13 Feb 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLAN 1:1250Amended OS Extract · PDF | 13 Feb 2026 | View |
| BLOCK PLAN 1:500Amended Drawing | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLAN 1:1250Amended OS Extract | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| BLOCK PLAN 1:500 SHOWING POSITION OF HEDGE PLANTINGAmended Drawing | 19 Nov 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLAN 1:1250Amended OS Extract | 19 Nov 2025 | View |
| SYSTEM DATASHEET INCLUDING MOUNTING SYSTEMSupporting Information · PDF | 19 Nov 2025 | View |
| GEOWARMTH IMAGE SHOWING POSITION OF SOLAR PANELSAmended Drawing | 19 Nov 2025 | View |
| GEOWARMTH IMAGE SHOWING POSITION OF PROPOSED SCREENINGAmended Drawing | 19 Nov 2025 | View |
| DETAILED PLAN SHOWING PROPOSED PV ARRAYAmended Drawing · PDF | 19 Nov 2025 | View |
| SOLAR PANEL SPECIFICATION DETAILSSupporting Information · PDF | 19 Nov 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLAN 1:1250 INCLUDING HEDGEAmended OS Extract | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| BLOCK PLAN 1:500 INCLUDING HEDGEDrawing | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| 2 HIGH GRAIN, COWSHILLPublic Comment · PDF | 5 Sept 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED EAST & WEST ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| DETAIL OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO WEST ELEVATIONDrawing | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| TIMBER WINDOWS COMPLETE GUIDESupporting Information · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| DETAIL OF SITE PLAN SHOWING PROPOSED RAMP EXTENSION AT REARDrawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| MODULAR 2-IN-PORTRAIT DATASHEETSupporting Information · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| JASOLAR DEEP BLUE 4.0 PRO BROCHURESupporting Information · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| SINGLE LINE DIAGRAMDrawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTO OF SIMILAR MOUNTINGPhoto | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| COVERING LETTER INCLUDING SUPPORTING INFORMATIONSupporting Information | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM (NO PERSONAL DATA)Application Form · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLAN 1:1250OS Extract · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| SITE PLAN 1:500Drawing | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLAN 1:1250OS Extract | 5 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.
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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.