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
Moorland House 7 Westdale View Tow Law Bishop Auckland DL13 4BQ
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Council sourceCertificate of Lawful Development for the siting of a mobile home for use ancillary to the main dwellinghouse and the mobile home meets the definition of a caravan as set out in the Caravan Sites Act 1968
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| OFFICER REPORTDelegated Report | 10 Feb 2026 | View |
| REFUSAL CEUDecision · PDF | 10 Feb 2026 | View |
| COMMENT 1Public Comment · PDF | 26 Jan 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 5 Jan 2026 | View |
| LODGE DESIGN ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| DUPLICATE - LODGE DESIGNDrawing · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| DUPLICATE - LODGE DESIGN ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| LODGE DESIGNDrawing · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLANDrawing · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED - LODGE DESIGNSuperseded · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLANSDrawing · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| SITE LAYOUT PLANDrawing · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED - LODGE DESIGNSuperseded · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED - LODGE DESIGNSuperseded · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| COPY OF CAUTION PLANDrawing · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| LODGE PLAN VIEWDrawing | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.