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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Land To The South Of Evans Halshaw Vauxhall Dealership St James Road Gateshead NE8 3RG
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Land To The South Of Evans Halshaw Vauxhall Dealership St James Road Gateshead NE8 3RG
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View council mapErection of substation that will contain heat plate exchangers as part of the District Energy Scheme (DC/21/00057/FUL), district heating network, to serve as an above ground connection point for district heating pipes, LV and Fibre optic pipes/cables. The substation will then be a connection point for the Freight Depot housing development (Phase 2 risk assessment received 25.05.2023, noise and odour assessment received 02.08.2023, noise mitigation details received 24.08.2023).
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| officer reportOfficers Report | 18 Sept 2023 | View |
| Approval Certificate FULApproval Certificate FUL | 18 Sept 2023 | View |
| Plantroom enclosure acoustic valuesSupporting documents | 24 Aug 2023 | View |
| 4257OR01 - St James Road, GatesheadGround Investigation Documents | 26 May 2023 | View |
| E-Ground Investigation DocumentsE-Ground Investigation Documents | 2 Dec 2022 | View |
| Location plan St James Rd substation 1.250Site Location Plan | 25 Nov 2022 | View |
| Supporting Document - Fuel Storage Tank SpecificationsSupporting documents | 9 Nov 2022 | View |
| Supporting Document - Nesting Bird Survey Report - April 2022Ecology - Ext File | 9 Nov 2022 | View |
| Supporting Document - Nesting Bird Survey Report - August 2022Ecology - Ext File | 9 Nov 2022 | View |
| Supporting Document - Boiler SpecificationsSupporting documents | 9 Nov 2022 | View |
| Site Location Plan - Existing - 1:500Site Location Plan | 9 Nov 2022 | View |
| Site Location Plan - Existing - 1:1250Site Location Plan | 9 Nov 2022 | View |
| Site Location Plan - Proposed - 1:500Site Location Plan | 9 Nov 2022 | View |
| Site Layout Plan - Proposed - 1:50Site Layout Plan | 9 Nov 2022 | View |
| Site Layout Plan - Proposed - 1:200Site Layout Plan | 9 Nov 2022 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - Floor PlanPlans | 9 Nov 2022 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - Elevations and SectionsPlans | 9 Nov 2022 | View |
| Design and Access StatementDesign and Access Statement | 9 Nov 2022 | View |
| Application Form - RedactedApplication Form | 9 Nov 2022 | 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.