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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Scottish Government Consultation Fife
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| DETERMINATION - DECISION LETTERDecision · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| DETERMINATION - SITE PLAN - FORESTMILL PIPELINE DIVERSIONDecision · PDF | 25 Mar 2026 | View |
| 01 - SCOPING OPINIONReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 02 - SCOPING REPORTReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 03 - NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARYReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 04 - ES VOLUME I - FRONT COVER AND CONTENTSReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 05 - ES VOLUME I - CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTIONReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 06 - ES VOLUME I - CHAPTER 2 - SITE DESCRIPTIONReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 07 - ES VOLUME I - CHAPTER 3 - DEVELOPMENT DESCRIPTIONReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 08 - ES VOLUME I - CHAPTER 4 - APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 09 - ES VOLUME I - CHAPTER 5 - CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVESReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 10 - ES VOLUME I - CHAPTER 6 - ECOLOGYReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 11 - ES VOLUME I - CHAPTER 7 - WATER ENVIRONMENTReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 12 - ES VOLUME I - CHAPTER 8 - SOILS AND AGRICULTURAL LANDReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 13 - ES VOLUME I - CHAPTER 9 - SUMMARY OF MITIGATION, RESIDUAL EFFECTS AND CUMULReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 14 - ES VOLUME I - STATEMENT OF EXPERTISEReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 15 - ES VOLUME I - GLOSSARYReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 16 - ES VOLUME I - REFERENCE LISTReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 17 - ES VOLUME I - NEXT STEPSReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 18 - ES VOLUME II - FRONT COVER AND CONTENTSReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 19 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 1.1 - EIA PROJECT BOUNDARYReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 20 - S VOLUME II - APPENDIX 3.1 - PROPOSED PIPELINE DIVERSION ROUTEReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 21 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 3.2 - EXISTING AND PROPOSED PIPELINE ROUTE COMPARISReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 22 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 3.3 - PROPOSED WATERCOURSE CROSSING (WEST)Report · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 23 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 3.4 - PROPOSED WATERCOURSE CROSSING (EAST)Report · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 24 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 4.1 - SCOPING REPORTReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 25 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 4.2 - SCOPING OPINIONReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 26 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 4.3 - GEOHAZARDS DESK STUDYReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 27 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 6.1 - PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL (PART 1 OFReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 28 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 6.1 - PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL (PART 2 OFReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 29 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 6.3 - EDNA LETTER REPORTReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 30 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 6.4 - HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 31 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 6.5 - WINTERING BIRD FEASIBILITY TECHNICAL NOTEReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 32 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 6.9 - BAT PRELIMINARY ROOST ASSESSMENT REPORTReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 33 - S VOLUME II - APPENDIX 6.10 - NATIONAL VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION REPORTReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 34 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 6.11 - AQUATIC TECHNICAL REPORTReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 35 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 6.13 - CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLANReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 36 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 6.14 - ECOLOGY LEGISLATION AND POLICY SUMMARYReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 37 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 6.15 - ECOLOGICAL STUDY AREA AND STATUTORY DESIGNATReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 38 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 6.16 - GROUNDWATER DEPENDENT TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 39 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 7.1 - LOCAL HYDROLOGY, WFD CLASSIFICATION AND SENSIReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 40 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 7.2 - FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 41 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 7.3 - WATER ENVIRONMENT CONSULTEE RESPONSESReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 42 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 8.1 - LCA AND PEAT REPORTReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 43 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 8.2 - OUTLINE PEAT AND SOIL MANAGEMENT PLANReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| 44 - ES VOLUME II - APPENDIX 8.3 - SOILS AND AGRICULTURAL LAND RELEVANT LEGISLATReport · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | 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.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.