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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Hotel Square The Square Tomintoul Ballindalloch Moray AB37 9ET
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICE - APPROVEDDecision · PDF | 29 Apr 2025 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGDecision · PDF | 29 Apr 2025 | View |
| SITE PLAN - YARDApproved Plan · PDF | 10 Dec 2024 | View |
| LOCATION PLANApproved Plan · PDF | 31 Oct 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATIONApproved Plan · PDF | 31 Oct 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANApproved Plan · PDF | 31 Oct 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED REAR ELEVATIONApproved Plan · PDF | 31 Oct 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATIONApproved Plan · PDF | 31 Oct 2024 | View |
| SITE PLANApproved Plan · PDF | 31 Oct 2024 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.