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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131 Rothbury Road Newton Hall Durham DH1 5QB
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Council sourceApplication for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed Garage Conversion, roof replacement, rear window replaced with door and rear door replaced with window
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVAL CPODecision · PDF | 10 Mar 2026 | View |
| CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS PROPOSEDDelegated Report | 9 Mar 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| EXISTING REAR ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SIDE SECTIONAL ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FRONT ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED REAR ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SIDE SECTIONAL ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| OS LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 9 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.