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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Zizzi 43-44 Saddler Street Durham DH1 3NU
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FAST TRACKDelegated Report · PDF | 3 Mar 2026 | View |
| APPROVAL ADDecision · PDF | 3 Mar 2026 | View |
| SITE PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 3 Feb 2026 | View |
| CITY OF DURHAM TRUSTPublic Comment · PDF | 3 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SIGNSAmended Drawing · PDF | 3 Feb 2026 | View |
| CITY OF DURHAM PARISH COUNCILConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 20 Jan 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SIGNSDrawing · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SIGNSDrawing · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED AND EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SIGNSDrawing · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SIGNSDrawing · PDF | 8 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.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.