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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Old Durham Gardens Bent House Lane Durham DH1 2RY
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Council sourceInstallation of a 1.5 x 1.5m level, stone-paved platform with dressed stone kerbing to enable disabled access to the Terrace in the Lower Walled Garden at Old Durham Gardens.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| THE CITY OF DURHAM TRUSTPublic Comment · PDF | 2 Oct 2026 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 24 Sept 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPE ADVICEConsultee Comment | 23 Sept 2026 | View |
| HERITAGE STATEMENTSupporting Information | 23 Sept 2026 | View |
| SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 22 Sept 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND CONSERVATIONConsultee Comment | 15 Sept 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR NOTIFICATION LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 14 Sept 2026 | View |
| STATEMENT OF NEED AND DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL POLICY CONTEXTSupporting Information | 11 Sept 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 11 Sept 2026 | View |
| NO STEPS OPTIONDrawing | 11 Sept 2026 | View |
| EXISTINGDrawing | 11 Sept 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract | 11 Sept 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.