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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The Chorister School The College Durham DH1 3EL
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVAL LBDecision · PDF | 27 Nov 2025 | View |
| FAST TRACKDelegated Report · PDF | 27 Nov 2025 | View |
| THE CITY OF DURHAM TRUSTPublic Comment · PDF | 27 Oct 2025 | View |
| HISTORIC ENGLANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 23 Oct 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 22 Oct 2025 | View |
| BUILDING 10 COURTYARD SOUTH FACING ELEVATIONS & LOCATION REFERENCE PLANDrawing · PDF | 3 Oct 2025 | View |
| REPLACEMENT WINDOW DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 3 Oct 2025 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENT AND DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTReport · PDF | 3 Oct 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM (NO PERSONAL DATA)Application Form · PDF | 3 Oct 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLAN 1:1250OS Extract · PDF | 3 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLAN 1:250Drawing · PDF | 3 Oct 2025 | View |
| BUILDINGS 9-12 INCLUSIVE EXISTING GROUND, FIRST & SECOND FLOOR LAYOUT PLANSDrawing · PDF | 3 Oct 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.