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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Strathcona House 1 Grangehall Road Forres Enterprise Park Forres Moray IV36 2QS
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| 25/01611/NBMV - NONMATERIAL VARIATION - ACCEPTEDCorrespondence from Council · PDF | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| 25/01611/NMV - LOCATION PLAN - ACCEPTEDAmended Drawing · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| 25/01611/NMV - PROPOSED SITE PLAN - ACCEPTEDAmended Drawing · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| 25/01611/NMV -PROPOSED ELEVATIONS & FLOOR PLAN - ACCEPTEDAmended Drawing · PDF | 5 Dec 2025 | View |
| DECISION NOTICE - APPROVEDDecision · PDF | 9 Jun 2025 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGDecision · PDF | 9 Jun 2025 | View |
| PARKING LAYOUTApproved Plan · PDF | 26 May 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANApproved Plan · PDF | 24 Apr 2025 | View |
| FLOOR LAYOUTApproved Plan · PDF | 24 Apr 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.