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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81 Newgate Street Bishop Auckland DL14 7EW
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Council sourceVariation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to include design changes to the building including addition of rear balcony, discharge of condition 7 (joinery details) and changes to wording of condition 3 (contamination), 4 (remediation), 5 (accessibility), 6 (material samples) pursuant to planning permission DM/21/02867/FPA
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVAL VOCDecision · PDF | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| FULL DELEGATEDDelegated Report · PDF | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 Mar 2026 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 5 Feb 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 28 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN AND GENERAL ARRANGEMENT ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Jan 2026 | View |
| PLANNING AND HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 20 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SHOPFRONT DESIGNDrawing · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM (REDACTED)Application Form · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 18 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.