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 East Of Backworth Lane Backworth NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
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Land To The East Of Backworth Lane Backworth NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
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View council mapChange of use of land and construction of solar PV panels (up to 28 MW), associated electrical infrastructure, operational buildings, substations, lattice tower, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, landscaping and other ancillary works (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Officer Recommendation ReportOfficer Recommendation Report · PDF | 18 Aug 2023 | View |
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 9 May 2023 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY AND LANDSCAPEConsultee Comment · PDF | 26 Apr 2023 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGYConsultee Comment · PDF | 21 Apr 2023 | View |
| 38.PROPOSED PLANTING PLANRevised Drawing · PDF | 14 Mar 2023 | View |
| 39. PROPOSED PLANTING PLAN WIDER AREARevised Drawing · PDF | 14 Mar 2023 | View |
| 40. SITE PLAN GA PV ARRAYRevised Drawing · PDF | 14 Mar 2023 | View |
| 41. SITE PLAN SITE SECURITYRevised Drawing · PDF | 14 Mar 2023 | View |
| 42.ARRAY FIELD SECTIONSRevised Drawing · PDF | 14 Mar 2023 | View |
| 43. PRE-DEVELOPMENT TREE CONSTRAINTS ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 14 Mar 2023 | View |
| 44A. LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL ASSESSMENT PART 1Report · PDF | 14 Mar 2023 | View |
| 44B. LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL ASSESSMENT PART 2Report · PDF | 14 Mar 2023 | View |
| 45. SUPPLEMENTARY ECOLOGY LETTERReport · PDF | 14 Mar 2023 | View |
| 46. WINTERING BIRD ENHANCEMENTRevised Drawing · PDF | 14 Mar 2023 | View |
| ADDITIONAL BIODIVERSITY COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Feb 2023 | View |
| ECOLOGY AND LANDSCAPEConsultee Comment · PDF | 30 Jan 2023 | View |
| 37. AGRICULTURAL LAND CLASSIFICATION REPORTReport · PDF | 30 Jan 2023 | View |
| AIRPORTConsultee Comment · PDF | 17 Jan 2023 | View |
| NEWCASTLE AIRPORTConsultee Comment · PDF | 3 Jan 2023 | View |
| NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCILConsultee Comment · PDF | 22 Dec 2022 | View |
| COAL AUTHORITYConsultee Comment | 9 Dec 2022 | View |
| AGRICULTURAL LAND CLASSIFICATIONSuperseded · PDF | 7 Dec 2022 | View |
| BNG ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 30 Nov 2022 | View |
| BNG METRICOther | 30 Nov 2022 | View |
| POLICEConsultee Comment · PDF | 25 Nov 2022 | View |
| LIGHTING INFORMATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 23 Nov 2022 | View |
| 29. FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 22 Nov 2022 | View |
| 32. PHASE 1 GEOENVIRONMENTAL DESK STUDYReport · PDF | 22 Nov 2022 | View |
| 33. COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 22 Nov 2022 | View |
| 02. EXISTING TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY AT A1 (2)Drawing · PDF | 21 Nov 2022 | View |
| 24. GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYReport · PDF | 21 Nov 2022 | View |
| 28. GLINT ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 21 Nov 2022 | View |
| 27. LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL ASSESSMENTSuperseded · PDF | 21 Nov 2022 | View |
| 01. APPLICATION BOUNDARY AT A3OS Extract · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 03. PROPOSED PLANTING PLAN AT A0Superseded · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 04. PROPOSED PLANTING PLAN WIDER AREA AT A0Superseded · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 05. SITE PLAN GA PV ARRAY AT A1Superseded · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 06. SITE PLAN GA SITE SECURITY AT A1Superseded · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 07. ELEVATIONS PV ARRAY SHEETS 1 AND 2 AT A3Drawing · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 08. PLANS ELEVATIONS CENTRAL INVERTER SHEETS 1 AND 2 AT A3Drawing · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 09. ELEVATIONS SUBSTATION AT A1Drawing · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 10. PLANS ELEVATIONS AUX SERVICE BUILDING SHEETS 1 AND 2 AT A3Drawing · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 11. PLANS ELEVATIONS DNO SUBSTATION SHEETS 1 2 AND 3 AT A3Drawing · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 12. PLANS ELEVATIONS SPARES STORE AT A3Drawing · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 13. ELEVATIONS SECURITY FENCING AT A3Drawing · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 14. ELEVATIONS CCTV AT A3Drawing · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 15. ARRAY FIELD SECTIONS AT A1Superseded · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 16. EXISTING FIELD SECTIONS AT A1Drawing · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 17. SECTIONS TYPICAL ACCESS TRACK AT A3Drawing · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 18. SECTIONS TRANSFORMER ACCESS TRACK AT A3Drawing · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 23. ARCHAEOLOGY DBAOther · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 25. HERITAGE STATEMENTOther · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 26. PRE-DEVELOPMENT TREE CONSTRAINTS ASSESS V02Superseded · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 21. PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTOther · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 22. ALTERNATIVE SITE ASSESSMENTOther · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 31. TRANSPORT STATEMENTOther · PDF | 18 Nov 2022 | View |
| 30. ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTOther · PDF | 18 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.