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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132KV Overhead Line Stornoway Wind Farm Connection Lochs Road Lochs Isle Of Lewis
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Council sourceSG ECU Consultation on a Screening Opinion for new 132 kilovolt (kV) 1.6km overhead line (OHL) supported by trident wood poles of 11 -16m height, between the proposed Lewis Electricity Transmission Hub (Comhairle nan Eilean Siar reference: 25/00061/PPPM) and the substation at the proposed Stornoway Wind Farm (ECU00001850). The Proposed Development would consist of 1.6 km of OHL
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| ECU SCREENING DECISIONDecision · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| COMHAIRLE SCREENING RESPONSEDecision · PDF | 26 Aug 2025 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGYConsultation · PDF | 21 Aug 2025 | View |
| STORNOWAY WIND FARM CONSENTED LAYOUT - FOR CONTEXT ONLYOther · PDF | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| SCREENING REQUESTEIA Screening Request · PDF | 28 Jul 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.