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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Highfield House Sycamore Terrace Haswell Durham DH6 2AG
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| FAST TRACKDelegated Report · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 17 Apr 2026 | View |
| SUPPORTING STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 15 Apr 2026 | View |
| NOISE MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 15 Jan 2026 | View |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| 15 CHERRY DRIVE, HASWELL, DURHAM DH6 2BG-SUPPORTS-MR IAN JOHNSON(FULL)Public Comment · PDF | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 18 Sept 2025 | View |
| 7 ATTLEE CRESCENT, HASWELL, DURHAM DH6 2EN-SUPPORTS-MR MARK THORNTON(FULL)Public Comment · PDF | 12 Sept 2025 | View |
| 1 ATTLEE CRESCENT, HASWELL, DURHAM DH6 2EN-SUPPORTS-MS TINA ROBINSON(FULL)Public Comment · PDF | 12 Sept 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 26 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED CHANGE OF USESupporting Information · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| STATEMENT OF PURPOSESupporting Information · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| SITE & ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.