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
Her Majestys Passport Office Freemans Reach Riverside Place Durham DH1 1SL
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Council sourceInstallation of guardrails, 3No. step over roof access systems & a roof mounted safety line, 1 new gutter outlet to the west and south elevations, additional coating of single ply roof sheet & new low level steel cable protection to existing guardrails to improve roof safety.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FAST TRACKDelegated Report · PDF | 20 Jul 2026 | View |
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 20 Jul 2026 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 4 Jun 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 1 Jun 2026 | View |
| LEVEL 02 ROOF ACCESS PROPOSED ELEVATION 3Drawing · PDF | 15 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 15 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 15 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF WORKSDrawing · PDF | 15 May 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 15 May 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 15 May 2026 | View |
| EXISTING WEST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 15 May 2026 | View |
| LEVEL 04 PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION 1&2Drawing · PDF | 15 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.