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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Berwick Bank Wind Farm
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Council sourceOPERATE AN OFFSHORE GENERATING STATION AND OFFSHORE TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE, COMPRISING OF UP TO 307 WIND TURBINE GENERATORS, WITH AN ANTICIPATED GENERATING CAPACITY OF 4.1 GW https://marine.gov.scot/?q=node/27496
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| NOTIFICATION FOR COMMENTReport · PDF | 13 May 2026 | View |
| SCREENING OPINIONCorrespondence · PDF | 13 May 2026 | View |
| DECISION NOTICE INFRASTRUCTURE PART 1Decision Notice · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| DECISION NOTICE INFRASTRUCTURE PART 2Decision Notice · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 31 Jul 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.