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
East Durham And Houghall Community College Houghall Durham DH1 3SG
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Council sourceNon-material amendments in relation to Condition 2 and 5 of planning permission (ref: DM/24/02710/FPA) (partial demolition, refurbishment and retention of the existing college buildings, and construction of a new two-storey teaching block and ancillary buildings with associated external works, substation, landscaping and access) to allow additional detail and clarification of potential impacts on the existing and retained trees and amendments to teaching block to relocate door and stair tower at roof level and to rotate the canopy with the SEN garden.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVAL NMADecision · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| NMADelegated Report · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| TREE PROTECTION PLAN (PHASES 5 & 6)Drawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| COVER LETTERSupporting Information · PDF | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED EXTERNAL UTILITIES & UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE DETAIL SECTIONSDrawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED LEVEL 00 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLANSDrawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED LEVEL 01 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF LEVEL R1Drawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| PLANNING ELEVATION 01Drawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| TREE PROTECTION PLAN (PHASE 1)Drawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| TREE PROTECTION PLAN (PHASE 2)Drawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| TREE PROTECTION PLAN (PHASE 3)Drawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| TREE PROTECTION PLAN (PHASE 4)Drawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| PLANNING ELEVATION 02Drawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED EXTERNAL UTILITIES & UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTUREDrawing · PDF | 2 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED EXTERNAL UTILITIES & UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE CRITICAL COORDINATES ANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jun 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.