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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High Trough Farm Low Wham Butterknowle Bishop Auckland DL13 5JE
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Council sourceRetrospective application for change of use from agricultural land to form compound for farming and rural business use and an additional new building within the new site
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| PHASE 1 GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL DESK STUDY AND COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 5 Oct 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPEConsultee Comment | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGYConsultee Comment | 17 Jul 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| THE COAL AUTHORITY RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 26 Jun 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 27 May 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 27 May 2026 | View |
| AGRICULTURAL BUILDING PLANDrawing · PDF | 27 May 2026 | View |
| AGRICULTURAL BUILDING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 27 May 2026 | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 27 May 2026 | View |
| DESIGN, ACCESS & PLANNING SUPPORT STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 27 May 2026 | View |
| COVERING LETTERSupporting Information · PDF | 27 May 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 27 May 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPE IMPACT APPRAISALSupporting Information · PDF | 27 May 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 27 May 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 27 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.