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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Witton Le Wear Methodist Church School Street Witton-le-wear Bishop Auckland DL14 0AS
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Council sourceChange of use of vacant Methodist Church (F1) to a single residential dwelling (C3)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| VELUX CONSERVATION ROOF WINDOW GGLSupporting Information · PDF | 22 Sept 2026 | View |
| VIRIDIAN SOLAR CLEARLINE FUSIONSupporting Information · PDF | 22 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED EXTERNAL 3D VIEWSDrawing | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENT V3Report · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| 12 SCHOOL STREETPublic Comment · PDF | 17 Aug 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 27 Jul 2026 | View |
| PLANNING POLICY TEAMConsultee Comment · PDF | 24 Jul 2026 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 23 Jul 2026 | View |
| 10 SCHOOL STREET, WITTON-LE-WEAR, BISHOP AUCKLAND DL14 0AS-NEUTRAL-MR ALISTAIR FPublic Comment · PDF | 21 Jul 2026 | View |
| BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY ASSESSMENT V1Report · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLAN V1Report · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| INTERNAL SPACE STANDARDS ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| POLICY 6 SUPPORTING STATEMENTReport · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| YALPAG ASSESSMENT FORMReport · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| SUPPORTING PHOTOSPhoto · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| YALPAG SUPPORTING STATEMENTReport · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| BAT SURVEYReport · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| HISTORIC BUILDING RECORDING 1 OF 3Report · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING LOWER GROUND AND GROUND FLOOR LAYOUTSDrawing · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SECTIONSDrawing · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND AND MEZZANINE FLOOR LAYOUTSDrawing · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONSDrawing · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ISOMETRIC FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| BNG EXEMPTION STATEMENT V1Report · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| LOCATIONPLANOS Extract · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| HISTORIC BUILDING RECORDING 2 OF 3Report · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| HISTORIC BUILDING RECORDING 3 OF 3Report · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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