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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4 Northamptonshire Drive Belmont Durham DH1 2DF
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Council sourceProposed first floor extension and dormer window to the front elevation
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FAST TRACKDelegated Report · PDF | 4 Dec 2025 | View |
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 4 Dec 2025 | View |
| STREET SCENEDrawing · PDF | 1 Dec 2025 | View |
| HEIGHT OF ADJACENT DWELLING AND DORMER WINDOWSPhoto | 1 Dec 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| SIDE OF PROPERTYPhoto | 6 Oct 2025 | View |
| REAR OF PROPERTYPhoto | 6 Oct 2025 | View |
| REAR OF PROPERTYPhoto | 6 Oct 2025 | View |
| REAR OF PROPERTYPhoto | 6 Oct 2025 | View |
| FRONT OF PROPERTYPhoto | 6 Oct 2025 | View |
| PHOTO OF ROOFPhoto | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| PHOTO OF ROOFPhoto | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| PHOTO OF ROOFPhoto | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| PHOTO OF ROOFPhoto | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| PHOTO OF ROOFPhoto | 1 Oct 2025 | View |
| FASCIA FRONTPhoto | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| FASCIA REARPhoto | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| GABLEPhoto | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED GROUND FLOORDrawing · PDF | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED BOUNDARY PLANDrawing · PDF | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| RIDGEPhoto | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| TILE AT EAVESPhoto | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| TILESPhoto | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND & FIRST FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| SECTION A-A AND B-BDrawing · PDF | 10 Sept 2025 | View |
| ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 10 Sept 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.