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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Allotment Gardens Farnham Close Newton Hall
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Council sourceChange of use from amenity open space to allotment to provide an extension of the adjacent allotment site, with boundary fence, disabled access planter area and unbound parking area.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| LANDSCAPE ADVICEConsultee Comment | 13 May 2026 | View |
| 12 MIDDLEHAM ROAD, NEWTON HALL, DURHAM DH1 5QH-OBJECTS-MR JONATHON METCALFE(FULLPublic Comment · PDF | 10 Mar 2026 | View |
| 15 FARNHAM CLOSEPublic Comment · PDF | 12 Feb 2026 | View |
| HABITAT MANAGEMENT & MONITORING PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 11 Feb 2026 | View |
| ENGINEERING LAYOUTAmended Drawing · PDF | 11 Feb 2026 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 11 Feb 2026 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISALSupporting Information · PDF | 11 Feb 2026 | View |
| TREE OFFICERConsultee Comment | 6 Feb 2026 | View |
| 16 FARNHAM CLOSEPublic Comment · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| CITY OF DURHAM TRUSTPublic Comment · PDF | 3 Feb 2026 | View |
| 107 FARNHAM ROADPublic Comment · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| 10 FARNHAM CLOSEPublic Comment · PDF | 31 Jan 2026 | View |
| ELEVATION PLAN - TIMBER COMPOSTING TOILETAmended Drawing · PDF | 28 Jan 2026 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTSupporting Information | 28 Jan 2026 | View |
| ELEVATION PLAN - TIMBER CLAD STORAGE CABINAmended Drawing · PDF | 28 Jan 2026 | View |
| 19A FARNHAM CLOSEPublic Comment · PDF | 27 Jan 2026 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| 20A FARNHAM CLOSE, NEWTON HALL, DURHAM DH1 5FL-OBJECTS-MISS EMILY FOX(FULL)Public Comment · PDF | 21 Jan 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 15 Jan 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| THE STATUTORY BIODIVERSITY METRICSupporting Information | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISALSupporting Information · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| PHASE 2 SITE INVESTIGATION REPORTSupporting Information · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| PHASE 1 DESK STUDYSupporting Information · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| MESH FENCING SPECIFICATION SHEETSupporting Information · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| HABITAT MANAGEMENT & MONITORING PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| ENGINEERING LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | 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.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.