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
The Deanery The College Durham DH1 3EQ
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Council sourceAlterations to form new compliant external ramped level access with associated landscape works; internal alterations to form accessibility ramp and associated alteration of door; removal of existing concrete sub-floor and installation of new limecrete heated floor; new north passage ceiling, removal of modern partitions.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVAL LBDecision · PDF | 2 Oct 2025 | View |
| FAST TRACKDelegated Report · PDF | 2 Oct 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND CONSERVATIONConsultee Comment | 8 Sept 2025 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Sept 2025 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 21 Aug 2025 | View |
| CITY OF DURHAM TRUSTPublic Comment · PDF | 21 Aug 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 20 Aug 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD EXTERNALPhoto · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| DESIGN, ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING EXTERNAL ACCESS, LANDSCAPE AND LEVELS/ACCESS IMPEDIMENTSDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED EXTERNAL ACCESS, LANDSCAPE AND LEVELS/ACCESS IMPEDIMENTSDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED LAYOUT PLANDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| ISOMETRIC STUDY OF PROPOSALDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SECTION WEST EASTDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SECTION NORTH SOUTHDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION NORTH SOUTHDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDPhoto · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM (REDACTED)Application Form · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| DESIGN, ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGY REPORTSupporting Information · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 7 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.