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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Forestry Access Smithon Hill Lundie Muirhead
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVEDDecision Notice · PDF | 18 May 2021 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 14 May 2021 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 29 Mar 2021 | View |
| SMITHTON HILL - LUNDIE HYDROLOGY RESPONSE TO NATURESCOTSupporting Information · PDF | 28 Jan 2021 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 25 Sept 2020 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 9 Sept 2020 | View |
| DOCUMENT SHOWING ROAD AND CULVERT CROSS SECTIONS AND DESIGNSSupporting Information | 9 Sept 2020 | View |
| SNH GUIDE ON FORESTRY ROAD DESIGNSupporting Information · PDF | 9 Sept 2020 | View |
| DOCUMENT EXPLAINING TIMBER TRANSPORT ROAD SPECIFICATIONSupporting Information · PDF | 9 Sept 2020 | View |
| DESIGN SHOWING ROAD CROSS SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 9 Sept 2020 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.