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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Workshop Orchardbank House Orchard Loan Orchardbank Industrial Estate Forfar DD8 1TD
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| NOTIFICATION OF INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENTDischarge of Conditions · PDF | 22 Mar 2019 | View |
| APPROVEDDecision Notice · PDF | 18 Jan 2019 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 16 Jan 2019 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Nov 2018 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 20 Nov 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN - JOIST DETAIL & JOIST TO BEAM CONNECTION DETAILDrawing · PDF | 20 Nov 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Nov 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND & FIRST FLOOR PLAN - SAFETY LIGHTING & SMOKE ALARM DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 20 Nov 2018 | View |
| PROPOSED CROSS-SECTION PLANS, 3D IMAGES OF PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS & INTERIOR PHOTODrawing · PDF | 20 Nov 2018 | View |
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONS PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Nov 2018 | View |
| SUPPORTING STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 20 Nov 2018 | View |
| LOCATION PLAN, EXTERIOR PHOTO & LOCATIONAL BING MAP IMAGESDrawing · PDF | 20 Nov 2018 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.