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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Suez Recycling And Recovery Catherine Road New Herrington Industrial Estate Houghton-le-Spring
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Suez Recycling And Recovery Catherine Road New Herrington Industrial Estate Houghton-le-Spring
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View council mapErection of single storey detached structure to house a single stage accelerator mass spectrometry system (major application - flood risk assessment included)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 4 Feb 2026 | View |
| COMMITTEE REPORT IN AGENDA PACKCommittee Report · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| ENGINEERS COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 20 Jan 2026 | View |
| LAND CONTAMINATION COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONSULTEE RESPONSEConsultee Response · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| LLFA CONSULTEE RESPONSEConsultee Response · PDF | 5 Jan 2026 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTReport/Statement · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| PLANNING COMMITTEE AGENDA FRONT SHEETCommittee Report · PDF | 10 Oct 2025 | View |
| PLANNING COMMITTEE AGENDA REPORTSCommittee Report · PDF | 10 Oct 2025 | View |
| INFO FROM APPLICANTApplication Correspondence · PDF | 10 Oct 2025 | View |
| ENGINEERS COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 24 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED BLOCK PLANSAmended Plans/Drawing · PDF | 18 Sept 2025 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANLocation Plan · PDF | 18 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANAmended Plans/Drawing · PDF | 18 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSAmended Plans/Drawing · PDF | 18 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANSAmended Plans/Drawing · PDF | 18 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANAmended Plans/Drawing · PDF | 18 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSAmended Plans/Drawing · PDF | 18 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING PLANSAmended Plans/Drawing · PDF | 18 Sept 2025 | View |
| PLANNING AGENT RESPONSE TO HIGHWAYSConsultee Response · PDF | 18 Sept 2025 | View |
| ENGINEERS COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 9 Sept 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHConsultee Response · PDF | 8 Sept 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 8 Aug 2025 | View |
| LAND CONTAMINATION RESPONSEConsultee Response · PDF | 30 Jul 2025 | View |
| ENGINEERS COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 14 Jul 2025 | View |
| PHASE 1 PRELIMINARY CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT PART 2Report/Statement · PDF | 17 Jun 2025 | View |
| PHASE 1 PRELIMINARY CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT PART 1Report/Statement · PDF | 17 Jun 2025 | View |
| NATURAL ENGLAND SSSI - IMPACT RISK ZONESConsultee Response · PDF | 23 May 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANSuperseded · PDF | 23 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING & PROPOSED BLOCK PLANSSuperseded · PDF | 23 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANSuperseded · PDF | 23 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANSuperseded · PDF | 23 May 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form Redacted · PDF | 23 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSSuperseded · PDF | 19 May 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSSuperseded · PDF | 19 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSSuperseded · PDF | 19 May 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANSSuperseded · PDF | 19 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.