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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Yonbell Hill (Land Near) Birsay Orkney
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Yonbell Hill (Land Near) Birsay Orkney
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View council mapScreening opinion request to erect a 500kW wind turbine (max height 47m)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| MoD (Ministry of Defence)Consultation Response · PDF | 18 May 2012 | View |
| JRC (Joint Radio Company)Consultation Response · PDF | 30 Mar 2012 | View |
| Screening Opinion ? EIA RequiredDecision Notice · PDF | 30 Mar 2012 | View |
| SNH (Scottish Natural Heritage)Consultation Response · PDF | 29 Mar 2012 | View |
| County ArchaeologistConsultation Response · PDF | 27 Mar 2012 | View |
| RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)Consultation Response · PDF | 22 Mar 2012 | View |
| MoD (Ministry of Defence)Consultation Response · PDF | 21 Mar 2012 | View |
| Roads ServicesConsultation Response · PDF | 16 Mar 2012 | View |
| NATS (National Air Traffic Services)Consultation Response · PDF | 8 Mar 2012 | View |
| Atkins LtdConsultation Response · PDF | 8 Mar 2012 | View |
| Screening OpinionApplication Form · PDF | 5 Mar 2012 | View |
| Turbine BrochureOther · PDF | 5 Mar 2012 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.