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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1 Willowtree Avenue Gilesgate Moor Durham DH1 1EB
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Council sourceChange of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a flexible use permission as a HMO (Use Class C4) and a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of the GDPO including single storey extension to rear
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| FULL DELEGATEDDelegated Report · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| HMO DATAConsultee Comment · PDF | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONSAmended Drawing · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONSSupporting Information · PDF | 19 Nov 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLANSAmended Drawing · PDF | 28 Oct 2025 | View |
| BELMONT PARISH COUNCILPublic Comment · PDF | 28 Oct 2025 | View |
| 8 WILLOWTREE AVENUEPublic Comment · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| CITY OF DURHAM TRUSTPublic Comment · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| 8 WILLOWTREE AVENUE, GILESGATE MOOR, DURHAM DH1 1EB-OBJECTS-MR ELLIS COLLINSON(FPublic Comment · PDF | 18 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 15 Oct 2025 | View |
| MR PAUL CLARKConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Oct 2025 | View |
| HMO DATAConsultee Comment · PDF | 9 Oct 2025 | View |
| 79 WILLOWTREE AVENUEPublic Comment · PDF | 6 Oct 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 29 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENT (FINAL)Supporting Information · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| STUDENT MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING PLANS AND ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS AND ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 23 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.