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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Stornoway Wind Farm Pentland Road To Achmore Achmore Isle Of Lewis
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Council sourceApplication to Scottish Ministers under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 and for a Direction under Section 57(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 to construct and operate a Wind Farm with generating capacity of up to 196 MW, comprising up to 35 wind turbines and associated infrastructure, including a battery storage facility; (25 turbines would have a blade to tip height of 180m and 10 turbines would have a ground to blade tip height of up to 156m).
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.