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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Gibside Hillhead Lane Gibside Whickham NE16 6BG
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Council sourceReplacement play equipment within the existing play area at National Trust Gibside
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 23 00768Officers Report | 18 Oct 2023 | View |
| Approval Certificate FULApproval Certificate FUL | 18 Oct 2023 | View |
| Site Notice, 21 September 2023Site Notice | 21 Sept 2023 | View |
| NT Gibside-Play Existing Layout NTG.02.02Site Layout Plan | 14 Sept 2023 | View |
| Gibside Play Area Existing Site Plan 1 to 200Site Layout Plan | 14 Sept 2023 | View |
| Supporting Document - Gibside Play ConceptSupporting documents | 29 Aug 2023 | View |
| Site Location Plan - 1 to 5000Site Location Plan | 29 Aug 2023 | View |
| Site Location Plan - 1 to 1250 (NTG.03.01)Site Location Plan | 29 Aug 2023 | View |
| Site Layout Plan - Proposed (NTG.02.01)Site Layout Plan | 29 Aug 2023 | View |
| Plans - Strawberry Castle Area Plan - 1 to 1475Plans | 29 Aug 2023 | View |
| Plans - Strawberry Castle Area for New Equipment Installation - 1 to 738Plans | 29 Aug 2023 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - Apparatus Plan Views and Elevations (NTG.01.01)Plans | 29 Aug 2023 | View |
| Ecology - Ecology StatementEcology - Ext File | 29 Aug 2023 | View |
| Design and Access Statement, Heritage StatementDesign and Access Statement | 29 Aug 2023 | View |
| Application Form - RedactedApplication Form | 29 Aug 2023 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.