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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Millers Yard Dene Crescent Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2QU
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Council sourceChange of use of a former commercial yard and offices to a 4 pitch gypsy and traveller site with associated day room living accommodation and amenity building (retrospective).
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| LETTER FROM LEEDS GATE GYPSY & TRAVELLER EXCHANGESupporting Information · PDF | 21 Sept 2026 | View |
| COMMENT 1Public Comment · PDF | 23 Jun 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 18 Jun 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 18 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN, DAY ROOM AND PLAN KEYAmended Drawing · PDF | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| DAY ROOM AND STATIC HOME DETAILSAmended Drawing · PDF | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED OFFICE/AMENITY BUILDING DETAILSAmended Drawing · PDF | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLANSDrawing · PDF | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN, DAY ROOM AND PLAN KEYDrawing · PDF | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| DAY ROOM AND STATIC HOME DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED OFFICE/AMENITY BUILDING DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLANSAmended Drawing · PDF | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN, DAY ROOM AND PLAN KEYDrawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| DAY ROOM AND STATIC HOME DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| PUBLICATION OF TRAVELLER SITE NEEDS ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 11 May 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 11 May 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 11 May 2026 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 11 May 2026 | View |
| OPINION ON THE INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF THE NEW PLANNING POLICY DEFINITSupporting Information · PDF | 11 May 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.