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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The Grange Whitley Road Benton Newcastle Upon Tyne NE12 9PN
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Council sourceChange of use to dwelling house with minor external alterations including window replacement & lowering of ground floor Office projection roof (Amended plans received 28.04.2026)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DecisionDecision · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| Officer Recommendation ReportOfficer Recommendation Report · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 28 Apr 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENTReport · PDF | 28 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSRevised Drawing · PDF | 28 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANRevised Drawing · PDF | 28 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANRevised Drawing · PDF | 28 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE PLANSRevised Drawing · PDF | 28 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING & PROPOSED SITE PLANSSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR & ROOF FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR & LOFT PLANSDrawing · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR & ROOF PLANSSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR & LOFT PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| BUILDING REG NOTESOther · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT AND HERITAGE STATEMENTSuperseded · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.