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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Former Croft House Blucher Road Stephenson Industrial Estate Killingworth Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Council sourceThe proposal involves using an existing industrial site for 12 demountable shipping containers for storage, 23 permanent shipping containers for Planning Use Class E(a), E(b), E(c), E(e) and E(g) business start-ups, a toilet block in a converted container, a new single-storey storage unit (100 sqm), retaining two existing single-storey storage units (32 sqm each), retaining boundary fencing, adding new decking and festoon lighting on poles (4m/1.2m), and retaining existing access and parking for 22 cars and 4 disabled spaces (Amended description)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CIL Demand NoticeCIL Demand Notice · PDF | 16 Oct 2025 | View |
| Officer Recommendation ReportOfficer Recommendation Report · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| PLANINNG POLICYConsultee Comment · PDF | 28 Jul 2025 | View |
| COALConsultee Comment · PDF | 17 Jul 2025 | View |
| COAL AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 15 Jul 2025 | View |
| COAL AUTHORITYConsultee Comment · PDF | 28 May 2025 | View |
| SEQUENTIAL TESTReport · PDF | 16 May 2025 | View |
| AT BULCHER FESTOON LIGHTINGPhoto | 14 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS & SITE PLANSDrawing · PDF | 14 May 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 14 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 14 May 2025 | View |
| GOO EARTH BULCHER 2020.02 UNITS A1 AND A2Other · PDF | 14 May 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.