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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Woodlands Care Home 28 Market Place Bishop Auckland DL14 7NP
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Council sourceConversion of care home (Class C2) into 13-bedroom HMO (Class Sui Generis) including replacement windows, doors and roof coverings, resurface external hardstanding and general maintenance works for use as staff accommodation for 11Arches, operators of Kynren: The Storied Lands.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ECOLOGIST SITE VISITSupporting Information · PDF | 25 Sept 2026 | View |
| OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 25 Sept 2026 | View |
| HMO POLICY CHECKLISTCorrespondence · PDF | 26 Aug 2026 | View |
| OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENT NOTESupporting Information · PDF | 8 May 2026 | View |
| STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRICSupporting Information | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSAmended Drawing · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| NORTH GABLE LOFT SECTIONSDrawing · PDF | 25 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSSuperseded · PDF | 20 Feb 2026 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 12 Feb 2026 | View |
| HMO TEAMConsultee Comment · PDF | 12 Feb 2026 | View |
| CRIME PROTECTION UNITConsultee Comment · PDF | 10 Feb 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 3 Feb 2026 | View |
| DESIGN, ACCESS & HERITAGE STATEMENTSuperseded · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANSuperseded · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANSuperseded · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| BNG METRICSuperseded | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSuperseded · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENTSuperseded · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENTSuperseded · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSSuperseded · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| PARKING JUSTIFICATION STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| BAT SURVEY REPORTSupporting Information · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| FIRE STRATEGY STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING PLANSDrawing · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 5 Dec 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.