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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North West Lewis Wave Farm Wave Farm Onshore Component Lower Shader Isle Of Lewis
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Council sourceConstruction and operation of the onshore component of a 40MW Oyster Wave Farm. It will include a hydro-electric power station which will include 1 or more buildings and ancillary equipment, a laydown area, a parking area, pipelines connecting the power station to the offshore Oyster devices, upgrades to the existing access track and extension to the access track.
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.