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
Land At 2 Boundary Cottages Golf Course Road Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4QB
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Land At 2 Boundary Cottages Golf Course Road Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4QB
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View council mapErection of a 5no. Bedroom house (amended plans, Ecological Impact Assessment and Arboricutural Impact Assessment, received 11.06.26 and 24.06.26)(Amended elevational plan, received 13.07.26).
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| METRIC CALCULATIONSOther | 22 Sept 2026 | View |
| CONDITION ASSESSMENT SHEETSOther | 22 Sept 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTReport/Statement · PDF | 22 Sept 2026 | View |
| TIME EXTENSION AGREEDApplication Correspondence · PDF | 10 Aug 2026 | View |
| REPRESENTATION OBJECT - REDACTEDRepresentation - Object Redacted · PDF | 20 Jul 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONSULTEE RESPONSEConsultee Response · PDF | 17 Jul 2026 | View |
| ELEVATIONAL PLANAmended Plans/Drawing · PDF | 13 Jul 2026 | View |
| CONTAMINATED LAND COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 10 Jul 2026 | View |
| POLICY RESPONSEConsultee Response · PDF | 6 Jul 2026 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL CONSULTANT RESPONSEConsultee Response · PDF | 3 Jul 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGY COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| ENGINEERS COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 1 Jul 2026 | View |
| NORTHUMBRIAN WATER CONSULTEE RESPONSEConsultee Response · PDF | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS A-136-0126-05AAmended Plans/Drawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS A-136-0126-06AAmended Plans/Drawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTReport/Statement · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANAmended Plans/Drawing · PDF | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| SITE BLOCK PLAN AS PROPOSED A-136-0126-04AAmended Plans/Drawing · PDF | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED LOCATION OF THE HOUSE IN EXISTING CLEAR AREA OF TREE ROOTS A-136-0126-0Amended Plans/Drawing · PDF | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTReport/Statement · PDF | 11 Jun 2026 | View |
| ADDITIONAL OBJECTION - REDACTEDRepresentation - Object Redacted · PDF | 23 Apr 2026 | View |
| REPRESENTATION OBJECT - REDACTEDRepresentation - Object Redacted · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONSULTEE RESPONSEConsultee Response · PDF | 31 Mar 2026 | View |
| PLANNING POLICY COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 27 Mar 2026 | View |
| ENGINEERS COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 27 Mar 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGY COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 20 Mar 2026 | View |
| POSTED SITE NOTICE LOCATION PLANSite Notice · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| POSTED SITE NOTICESite Notice · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| CONTAMINATED LAND COMMENTSConsultee Response · PDF | 18 Mar 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form Redacted · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANLocation Plan · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| MAP SEARCH PLANPlan/Drawing · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| TREE PLANPlan/Drawing · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| TREE PLANSuperseded · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANPlan/Drawing · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANSuperseded · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANSSuperseded · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSSuperseded · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANS ELEVATIONS AND FLOOR PLANSSuperseded · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| GROUND INVESTIGATION REPORTReport/Statement · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL REPORTReport/Statement · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| ECOLOGY REPORTReport/Statement · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| TREE PLANSuperseded · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTReport/Statement · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTSuperseded · PDF | 1 Mar 2026 | View |
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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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.