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.
Council planning record
3 Festival Walk Spennymoor DL16 6AB
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Council sourceInstallation of air conditioning plant to roof, 1 no. opening in 1st floor wall for associated pipework, 4 no. openings in external wall for vent grills, handrail, construction of new external fire escape in brick enclosure and erection of lean-to canopy.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 20 Mar 2026 | View |
| FAST TRACKDelegated Report · PDF | 20 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS - STAIRSAmended Drawing · PDF | 13 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED AC PLANT PLANS AND ELEVATIONSAmended Drawing · PDF | 13 Feb 2026 | View |
| BLOCK AND SITE LOCATION PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 13 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED AC PLANT PLANS AND ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| 1 FESTIVAL WALKPublic Comment · PDF | 29 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND (PART) AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONSAmended Drawing · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| BLOCK AND SITE LOCATION PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED NEW STORE A/C AND REFRIGERATION DESIGNAmended Drawing · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED NEW STORE A/C AND REFRIGERATION DESIGNAmended Drawing · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONSAmended Drawing · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 13 Nov 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 4 Nov 2025 | View |
| FLOORING PRODUCTSSupporting Information · PDF | 30 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND, FIRST AND BASEMENT FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 30 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONSDrawing · PDF | 30 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 30 Oct 2025 | View |
| BLOCK AND SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 30 Oct 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM (REDACTED)Application Form · PDF | 30 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED NEW STORE A/C AND REFRIGERATION DESIGNDrawing · PDF | 30 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED NEW STORE A/C AND REFRIGERATION DESIGNDrawing · PDF | 30 Oct 2025 | View |
| EXTERNAL PLANT ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 30 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.