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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21 Staithes Avenue Longbenton Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 8LN
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Council sourceChange of use from residential care home into two dwellings and installation of solar PV array
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| PROPOSED PLANS AND SITE PLANRevised Drawing · PDF | 17 Aug 2026 | View |
| BNG ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 17 Aug 2026 | View |
| BNG METRICReport | 17 Aug 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGYConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Aug 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGYConsultee Comment · PDF | 27 Jul 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGYConsultee Comment · PDF | 22 Jul 2026 | View |
| BAT SURVEY REPORTReport · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGYConsultee Comment · PDF | 23 Mar 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANS, ELEVATIONSRevised Drawing · PDF | 9 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANS, ELEVATIONSRevised Drawing · PDF | 9 Mar 2026 | View |
| BNG METRICSuperseded | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISALReport · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY STATEMENTSuperseded · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| ENVECOConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| LANDSCAPEConsultee Comment · PDF | 29 Jan 2026 | View |
| SPECIFICATION AND SECTIONAL DRAWINGS OF SOLAR PANELSOther · PDF | 5 Jan 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS, FLOOR & SITE PLANSSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS, FLOOR & SITE PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 22 Dec 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 22 Dec 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.