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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6 Fir Avenue Sherburn Road Estate Durham DH1 2EU
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Council sourceChange of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a flexible use permission as an HMO (Use Class C4) and a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) under the provisions of Class V of Part 3 of the GDPO including single storey rear extension, cycle parking and bin storage
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FULL DELEGATEDDelegated Report · PDF | 27 Aug 2026 | View |
| APPROVAL FPA - BNG NOT REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 27 Aug 2026 | View |
| SITE PLAN WITH 45DEG SITE LINESDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONSAmended Drawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| GILESGATE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATIONPublic Comment · PDF | 27 Jul 2026 | View |
| 5 FIR AVENUE, DURHAM-OBJECTS-MS GEMMA SNOWDON(FULL)Public Comment · PDF | 17 Jul 2026 | View |
| HMO DATAConsultee Comment · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| HMOConsultee Comment | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS & ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.