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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Shempston House Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RJ
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Shempston House Duffus Elgin Moray IV30 5RJ
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICE - APPROVEDDecision · PDF | 18 Apr 2019 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGDecision · PDF | 18 Apr 2019 | View |
| ACCESS DRAWING - APPROVEDDrawing · PDF | 28 Mar 2019 | View |
| SITE LOCATION AND FLOOR PLAN - APPROVEDDrawing · PDF | 1 Feb 2019 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLAN LAYOUT - APPROVEDDrawing · PDF | 18 Jan 2019 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.