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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Montreathmont Moor Forest Montreathmont Forfar
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVED SUBJECT TO CONDITIONSDecision Notice · PDF | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| LANDSCAPING PROPOSALDischarge of Conditions · PDF | 18 Jun 2025 | View |
| ACCESS TRACK IMPROVEMENTS AND VISIBILITY SPLAYSDischarge of Conditions · PDF | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| DUST MANAGEMENT STRATEGYDischarge of Conditions · PDF | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL WRITTEN SCHEME OF INVESTIGATIONDischarge of Conditions · PDF | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| LANDSCAPE AND ECOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT PLANDischarge of Conditions · PDF | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANDischarge of Conditions · PDF | 17 Dec 2024 | View |
| REPORT 423/22Report | 6 Dec 2022 | View |
| HRA REPORTSupporting Information · PDF | 1 Aug 2022 | View |
| RED SQUIRREL TECHNICAL NOTESupporting Information · PDF | 1 Aug 2022 | View |
| FRA AND SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PLANSupporting Information · PDF | 7 Jul 2022 | View |
| ACCESS TRACK CROSS SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| ACCESS GATE - ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| BATTERY CONTAINER ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| CCTV POST DETAILDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| CUSTOMER SUBSTATION - ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| CUSTOMER SUBSTATION - FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| DNO SUBSTATION - FLOORPLANDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| DNO SUBSTATION - ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| DNO TRACK DETAILDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| FENCE DETAILDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| FIXED PANEL - ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| FIXED PANEL - LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| GLINT REPORTSupporting Information · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| INVERTER ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| INVERTER FLOORPLANDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| NOISE ASSESSMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| PAC REPORTSupporting Information · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| PLANNING DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| Application FormApplication Form · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| TRACKER PANEL - ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| TRACKER PANEL - LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL REPORTSupporting Information · PDF | 4 Jul 2022 | View |
| SCREENING OPINION - EIA NOT REQUIREDEnvironmental Impact Assessment · PDF | 1 Jun 2022 | 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.