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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Plot 1 Gowan Park Gowan Street Arbroath
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Plot 1 Gowan Park Gowan Street Arbroath
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVEDDecision Notice · PDF | 21 Jul 2016 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 20 Jul 2016 | View |
| ELEVATIONS EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 2 May 2016 | View |
| ELEVATIONS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 2 May 2016 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 May 2016 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 2 May 2016 | View |
| PLANS EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 2 May 2016 | View |
| PLANS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 2 May 2016 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.