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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3 Backboath Farm Cottages Boath Letham Forfar DD8 2SS
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Council sourceInternal alterations, new external cladding and new extension to existing farm cottage and to be used for holiday let short stays
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVEDDecision Notice · PDF | 30 Apr 2024 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 29 Apr 2024 | View |
| LANDOWNERSHIP PLANDrawing · PDF | 29 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 7 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SOUTH WEST ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 7 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONAL ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 7 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 7 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 7 Jan 2024 | View |
| SUPPORTING STATEMENTSupporting Information · PDF | 7 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXTERNAL MODEL VIEWSDrawing · PDF | 7 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH WEST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 7 Jan 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED NORTH EAST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 7 Jan 2024 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 9 Nov 2023 | View |
| SOUTH EAST ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 9 Nov 2023 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 9 Nov 2023 | View |
| VISUALISATIONS OF PROPOSALSupporting Information · PDF | 9 Nov 2023 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.