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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Granville House 16 Durham Road Gateshead NE8 4EJ
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Granville House 16 Durham Road Gateshead NE8 4EJ
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View council mapChange of use from professional financial services (use class E) to a 15 bedroom 'co-living' House in Multiple Occupation (sui generis) including demolition of existing ground floor single storey garage extension, construction of a three storey extension, incorporating two parking places and internal cycle storage and dedicated refuse storage area within rear yard (description amended 21.09.2021)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| decisionDecision | 6 Feb 2023 | View |
| officer reportOfficers Report | 6 Feb 2023 | View |
| 20-026_103_P2Additional Information | 10 Sept 2021 | View |
| 20-026_203_P2Additional Information | 10 Sept 2021 | View |
| 20-026_203_P2Site Layout Plan | 3 Sept 2021 | View |
| 20-026_103_P2Site Layout Plan | 3 Sept 2021 | View |
| Granville House. Revised application form 25.08.2021 (1).pdf no personalApplication Form | 3 Sept 2021 | View |
| Granville House. Heritage Statement. 25.08.2021 FinalHeritage Statement | 3 Sept 2021 | View |
| 21-930- Phase I ReportCoal Mining Risk Assessment | 6 Jul 2021 | View |
| 20-026_403_P1Elevations | 30 Apr 2021 | View |
| 20-026_402_P1Elevations | 30 Apr 2021 | View |
| 20-026_401_P1Elevations | 30 Apr 2021 | View |
| 20-026_400_P1Elevations | 30 Apr 2021 | View |
| 20-026_203_P1Site Layout Plan | 30 Apr 2021 | View |
| 20-026_202_P1Floor Plans | 30 Apr 2021 | View |
| 20-026_201_P1Floor Plans | 30 Apr 2021 | View |
| 20-026_200_P1. revised 27.04.2021Floor Plans | 30 Apr 2021 | View |
| 20-026_113_P1Elevations | 30 Apr 2021 | View |
| 20-026_112_P1Elevations | 30 Apr 2021 | View |
| 20-026_111_P1Elevations | 30 Apr 2021 | View |
| 20-026_110_P1Elevations | 30 Apr 2021 | View |
| 20-026_103_P1Site Layout Plan | 30 Apr 2021 | View |
| 20-026_102_P1(1)Floor Plans | 30 Apr 2021 | View |
| 20-026_101_P1Floor Plans | 30 Apr 2021 | View |
| 20-026_100_P1Floor Plans | 30 Apr 2021 | View |
| LocationSite Location Plan | 30 Apr 2021 | View |
| 20-026 Design and Access Statement (LQ). Compressed version 27.04.2021Design and Access Statement | 30 Apr 2021 | 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.