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
23, 24 & 25 Old Elvet Durham DH1 3HY
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A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceApplication is for a change of use from existing university buildings to the previous and original use of 3 dwelling houses
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12 FIELDHOUSE LANE, DURHAMPublic Comment · PDF | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 5 Mar 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 27 Feb 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 26 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION & LAYOUT PLANSDrawing · PDF | 23 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION & LAYOUT PLANSDrawing · PDF | 23 Feb 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED REAR (RACECOURSE) ELEVATION & LAYOUT PLANSDrawing · PDF | 23 Feb 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 20 Feb 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION & LAYOUT PLANSDrawing · PDF | 16 Feb 2026 | View |
| EXISTING REAR ELEVATION & LAYOUT PLANSDrawing · PDF | 16 Feb 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION & LAYOUT PLANSDrawing · PDF | 16 Feb 2026 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTReport · PDF | 5 Feb 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLAN 1:1250OS Extract · PDF | 5 Feb 2026 | View |
| SITE PLAN 1:200Drawing · PDF | 5 Feb 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.