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 sourceErection of 1 no. self build dormer bungalow associated with existing rural/ agricultural business and installation of package treatment plant (on land to the west of High Trough Farm)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| POLICY COMMENTSConsultee Comment | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| THE COAL AUTHRITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 5 Aug 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPEConsultee Comment | 4 Aug 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 29 Jul 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 29 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROOF OF FLITEOfficer Notes · PDF | 28 Jul 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 28 Jul 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2026 | View |
| AGENT EMAIL RE INVALID LETTER RESPONSECorrespondence · PDF | 10 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 10 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| LETTER RE PERCOLATION TEST RESULTSSupporting Information | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| DESIGN, ACCESS AND PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| PHASE 1 DESK STUDY AND COAL MINING RASupporting Information · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| NOISE & ODOUR RISK ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| LOW WHAM LANDSCAPE APPRAISALSupporting Information · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| BIOAIR DATASHEETSupporting Information · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| RA DALTON KINGSPAN WARRANTYSupporting Information · PDF | 1 Jul 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.