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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Office 9 Castle Street Forfar DD8 3AE
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Office 9 Castle Street Forfar DD8 3AE
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVEDDecision Notice · PDF | 22 Sept 2016 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 20 Sept 2016 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 4 Aug 2016 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANS WITH SITE/LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 4 Aug 2016 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS WITH SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 4 Aug 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.