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
Fyndoune Community College Findon Hill Sacriston Durham DH7 6LU
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Council sourceRedevelopment of the former college site to provide a specialist educational facility
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SCREENING OPINION LETTERScreening Opinion · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| TO AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| SITE PLAN - EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| BOUNDARY TREATMENTS PLANDrawing · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPE STRATEGYDrawing · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| SECTION 01Drawing · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| SPORTS HALL GA ELEVATIONS - PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| SPORTS HALL GA ELEVATIONS - EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| SPORTS HALL GA SECTIONS - PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| SPORTS HALL GA SECTIONS - EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| LEVEL 01 PLANSDrawing · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| LEVEL 00 PLANSDrawing · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| DEMOLITION PLANDrawing · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| SITE PLAN - PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| COVERING LETTERSupporting Information · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| EIA SCOPING RED LINE - P2Drawing · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| LEVEL 01 (ROOF) PLANDrawing · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| LEVEL 00 PLANDrawing · PDF | 18 Aug 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.