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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Pictavia Brechin Castle Centre Brechin DD9 6RL
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| NOTIFICATION OF INITIATION OF DEVELOPMENTDischarge of Conditions · PDF | 23 May 2019 | View |
| APPROVEDDecision Notice · PDF | 20 May 2019 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 16 May 2019 | View |
| SUPPLEMENTARY RETAIL STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 14 May 2019 | View |
| SUMMARY OF PLANNING HISTORY AND LEGAL AGREEMENTSSupporting Information · PDF | 26 Apr 2019 | View |
| RETAIL STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 2 Apr 2019 | View |
| LOCATION PLAN, SITE PLAN AND EXTERNAL IMAGE OF PICTAVIADrawing · PDF | 1 Mar 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN - PICTAVIADrawing · PDF | 25 Jan 2019 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN - COMPARTMENT AREAS IN BRECHIN CASTLE GARDEN CENTREDrawing · PDF | 25 Jan 2019 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN - PICTAVIADrawing · PDF | 25 Jan 2019 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 25 Jan 2019 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.