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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Kepier Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5BH
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Kepier Dairy Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5BH
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View council mapNon-Material Amendment to approved application 25/02792/FU4 (Erection of three-storey extension to the existing Kepier School building, detached external dining shelter, and creation of additional parking spaces to accommodate new teaching staff.) for; Internal alterations to the layout of the main extension, ground floor window WG.0.01 on the south elevation to be reduced in size, double doors to be introduced to the north elevation to provide the required fire exit, window and curtain walling alterations, dining shelter amendment to reflect the appearance of the existing, Proposed student footpath to be realigned, Existing parking bays adjacent to the EV charging bays to be re-lined to provide accessible parking spaces closer to the school entrance. The accessible bays shown in the originally approved location will therefore be amended to standard parking bays.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 18 Sept 2026 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORTDelegated Decision · PDF | 18 Sept 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form Redacted · PDF | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| 220-03-H-PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION - AREA 1Plan/Drawing · PDF | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| 220-02-I-PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION - AREA 1Plan/Drawing · PDF | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| 220-06-C01-PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - AREA 4Plan/Drawing · PDF | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| 210-07-I-PROPOSED ROOF PLANPlan/Drawing · PDF | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| 210-01-I-PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN - EXTENSIONPlan/Drawing · PDF | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| 220-01-F-PROPOSED NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATION - AREA 1Plan/Drawing · PDF | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| 210-05-H-PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANPlan/Drawing · PDF | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| 210-04-H-PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN - EXTENSIONPlan/Drawing · PDF | 20 Aug 2026 | View |
| 200-01A - PROPOSED SITE PLAN PROPOSED SITEPlan/Drawing · PDF | 20 Aug 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.