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.
Council planning record
5 Elms West Sunderland SR2 7BY
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5 Elms West Sunderland SR2 7BY
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View council mapChange of use from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to provide supported accommodation consisting of 7no. Bedrooms, an office and shared kitchen space (Use Class C2)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 8 Sept 2026 | View |
| REPRESENTATION OBJ AND REQUEST TO SPEAK AT COMMITTEE - REDACTEDRepresentation - Object Redacted · PDF | 18 Aug 2026 | View |
| TRAVEL PLAN STRATEGYApplication Correspondence · PDF | 31 Jul 2026 | View |
| COMMITTEE REPORT IN AGENDA PACKCommittee Report · PDF | 27 Mar 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONSULTEE RESPONSEConsultee Response · PDF | 20 Mar 2026 | View |
| REQUEST TO SPEAK AT COMMITTEE - REDACTEDApplication Correspondence Redacted · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| REQUEST TO SPEAK AT COMMITTEEApplication Correspondence · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICERConsultee Response · PDF | 18 Mar 2026 | View |
| COMMENTS ON APPLICATION FROM APPLICANT AND BUILDING CONTROLApplication Correspondence · PDF | 18 Mar 2026 | View |
| NORTHUMBRIA POLICE CONSULTEE RESPONSE - REDACTEDConsultee Response · PDF | 18 Mar 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGY COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| HIGHWAY COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 16 Mar 2026 | View |
| OBJECTIONRepresentation - Object Redacted · PDF | 12 Mar 2026 | View |
| MANAGEMENT PLANApplication Correspondence · PDF | 26 Feb 2026 | View |
| COMMITTEE AGENDA (ALL ITEMS)Committee Report · PDF | 14 Nov 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE POSTEDSite Notice · PDF | 22 Oct 2025 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSAmended Plans/Drawing · PDF | 10 Oct 2025 | View |
| REQUEST TO SPEAK AT COMMITTEE - REDACTEDApplication Correspondence Redacted · PDF | 8 Oct 2025 | View |
| ENGINEERS COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 7 Oct 2025 | View |
| ENGINEERS COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 7 Oct 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION FROM AGENTApplication Correspondence · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| NORTHUMBRIA POLICE CONSULTEE RESPONSEConsultee Response · PDF | 9 Sept 2025 | View |
| ENGINEER COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| ENGINEER COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| NORTHUMBRIA POLICE CONSULTEE RESPONSEConsultee Response · PDF | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 5 Aug 2025 | View |
| CONSERVATION TEAM COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 4 Aug 2025 | View |
| SUPPORTING STATEMENTApplication Correspondence · PDF | 29 Jul 2025 | View |
| ENGINEERS COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 23 Jul 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICES POSTEDSite Notice · PDF | 17 Jul 2025 | View |
| SITE NOTICE LOCATIONSSite Notice · PDF | 17 Jul 2025 | View |
| PRESS NOTICEPress Notice · PDF | 15 Jul 2025 | View |
| NORTHUMBRIA POLICE CONSULTEE RESPONSEConsultee Response · PDF | 15 Jul 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form Redacted · PDF | 4 Jul 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLAN/ EXISTING PLANLocation Plan · PDF | 4 Jul 2025 | View |
| DESIGN ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENTReport/Statement | 4 Jul 2025 | View |
| THE LOCATION PLAN_INCLUDED_IN_FLOOR PLAN - EXISTINGLocation Plan · PDF | 4 Jul 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.