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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Durham C I U Headquarters Ltd Club Union House Flass Street Durham DH1 4EF
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Council sourcePrior Notification (Part 3 Class G) for change of use of vacant upper floor offices into 2no. self-contained flats
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| PN56 REQUIRED + GRANTED (NEW)Decision · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| FAST TRACKDelegated Report · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 4 Nov 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| STATEMENT CIU BUILDING PRIOR APPROVALSupporting Information · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| BAT RISK ASSESSMENT REPORTSupporting Information · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN - PERMITTED DEVELOPMENTDrawing · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - PERMITTED DEVELOPMENTDrawing · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| RESIDENTIAL NOISE ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 24 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.