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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Land East Of Spennymoor Electricity Substation (South) Thinford Lane Thinford DH6 5LB
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Council sourceNew access from A688 to previously approved Greener Grid Park Site (reference DM/23/00745/FPA)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| TREE PROTECTION PLAN REV EAmended Drawing · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENT AND CMP REV 03Amended Report · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| BNG ASSESSMENT V5Amended Report · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| BNG METRIC V5Supporting Information | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| FIRE SAFETY STRATEGY NOTE REV BAmended Report · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| FRA AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY REV DAmended Report · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| 3D VISUALSSupporting Information · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE PLANTING PLAN L01 REV JAmended Drawing · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE PLANTING PLAN INC OFF-SITE L02 REV GAmended Drawing · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT NEW ACCESS REV 06Amended Drawing · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| FRA AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY REV BSuperseded · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| COAL AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 4 Sept 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE PLANTING PLAN REV BSuperseded · PDF | 1 Sept 2025 | View |
| SABICConsultee Comment · PDF | 28 Aug 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| BOLLARD LIGHTS - SPECS SHEETSupporting Information · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| ACCESS GATE ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| LIGHT CCTV ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE LAYOUTSuperseded · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT WITH GGP FOR CONTEXTSuperseded · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| ETHYLINE PIPELINE INDICATIVE SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTSuperseded · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| ROAD SAFETY AUDIT - STAGE 1Supporting Information · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| LONDON GAZETTE - NEW ACCESS PUBLISH PAGESupporting Information · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - FINALSupporting Information · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY METRIC CALCULATION TOOLSuperseded | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| ECOLOGY REPORTSupporting Information · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENTSuperseded · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| TREE SURVEY AND IMPACTASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| TREE PROTECTION PLANSuperseded · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPE PLANTING PLAN REV ASuperseded · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| SPENNYMOOR NEW ACCESS - CIL FORM 1Supporting Information · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT AND DRAINAGE STRATEGYSuperseded · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| NORTHERN ECHO - FRIDAY 8TH AUGUSTSupporting Information · PDF | 14 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.