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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Dunston Leisure Centre Dunston Bank Gateshead NE11 9PY
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Council sourceInstallation of a 300-panel solar photovoltaic (PV) array adjacent to the leisure centre building and car park. (Amended 11.03.2025)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Temporary Certificate FULTemporary Certificate FUL | 23 Apr 2025 | View |
| Inverter LocationAdditional Information | 10 Apr 2025 | View |
| CSK 003 PV Inverter Location Wider ContextAdditional Information | 10 Apr 2025 | View |
| Supporting Document - Design and Access Statement (Rev D)Amended Documents | 11 Mar 2025 | View |
| Supporting Document - BNG Assessment v2Amended Documents | 11 Mar 2025 | View |
| Supporting Document - BNG Metric v2Amended Documents | 11 Mar 2025 | View |
| Plans - Site Location Plan(Rev 3)Amended Documents | 11 Mar 2025 | View |
| Supporting Document - Coal Mining Risk AssessmentSupporting documents | 14 Jan 2025 | View |
| Supporting Document - 24371 Metric v1aSuperseded Plans | 14 Jan 2025 | View |
| Supporting Document - Proposed PanelSupporting documents | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| Supporting Document - Proposed InverterSupporting documents | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| Supporting Document - PEASupporting documents | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| Supporting Document - Integrated Traceability JA SolarSupporting documents | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| Supporting Document - Ground MountSupporting documents | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| Supporting Document - Design and Access Statement (Rev C)Superseded Plans | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| Supporting Document - Coal Mining Statement (Rev A)Supporting documents | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| Supporting Document - 24371 BNG Assessment v1aSuperseded Plans | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| Plans - Site Location PlanSuperseded Plans | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - Site Layout PlanPlans | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - Mounting System Side ElevationPlans | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - Mounting System Front ElevationPlans | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - Inverter ElevationsPlans | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| Plans - Proposed - Ground Mount Initial DesignPlans | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| Application Form - RedactedApplication Form | 17 Dec 2024 | 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.