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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W H Smith Units 18 - 21 St Giles Centre High Street Elgin Moray IV30 1EA
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICE - APPROVEDDecision · PDF | 6 Oct 2023 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGDecision · PDF | 6 Oct 2023 | View |
| ATM SURROUND COVER - APPROVEDDrawing · PDF | 10 Aug 2023 | View |
| ATM SURROUND COVER/DETAIL - APPROVEDDrawing · PDF | 10 Aug 2023 | View |
| ATM ADVERT VINYL - APPROVEDDrawing · PDF | 10 Aug 2023 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS - APPROVEDDrawing · PDF | 7 Aug 2023 | View |
| EXISTING PHOTOPhoto | 4 Aug 2023 | View |
| SITE AND LOCATION PLAN - APPROVEDDrawing · PDF | 4 Aug 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.