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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Meil Bay, St Ola, Orkney
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Meil Bay, St Ola, Orkney
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View council mapChange existing 10 x 90m circumference cages to 10 x 100m circumference cages and reposition
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ApprovedDecision Notice · PDF | 5 Jun 2014 | View |
| Location PlanDrawing - Approved · PDF | 5 Jun 2014 | View |
| Existing Site PlanDrawing - Approved · PDF | 5 Jun 2014 | View |
| Site PlanDrawing - Approved · PDF | 5 Jun 2014 | View |
| ElevationsDrawing - Approved · PDF | 5 Jun 2014 | View |
| Cage LayoutDrawing - Approved · PDF | 5 Jun 2014 | View |
| 4th June 2014Committee Report · PDF | 29 May 2014 | View |
| Further Response - Marine ScotlandConsultation Response · PDF | 14 May 2014 | View |
| Agent to Officer - Marine Scotland ResponseOther · PDF | 7 May 2014 | View |
| SNH to SEPA re CAR LicenceOther · PDF | 24 Mar 2014 | View |
| Policy Officer (Environment)Consultation Response · PDF | 4 Mar 2014 | View |
| Policy Officer (Marine)Consultation Response · PDF | 4 Mar 2014 | View |
| Marine ScotlandConsultation Response · PDF | 4 Mar 2014 | View |
| SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency)Consultation Response · PDF | 3 Mar 2014 | View |
| Orkney Fisheries AssociationConsultation Response · PDF | 28 Feb 2014 | View |
| Scottish WaterConsultation Response · PDF | 27 Feb 2014 | View |
| Historic ScotlandConsultation Response · PDF | 18 Feb 2014 | View |
| SNH (Scottish Natural Heritage)Consultation Response · PDF | 12 Feb 2014 | View |
| Northern Lighthouse BoardConsultation Response · PDF | 10 Feb 2014 | View |
| County ArchaeologistConsultation Response · PDF | 4 Feb 2014 | View |
| Marine Fish FarmApplication Form · PDF | 17 Jan 2014 | View |
| EIA - ECE CalculationsSupporting Document · PDF | 14 Jan 2014 | View |
| EIA - Modelling ReportSupporting Document · PDF | 14 Jan 2014 | View |
| EIA - Farm Management AgreementSupporting Document · PDF | 14 Jan 2014 | View |
| EIA - Cage attestationSupporting Document · PDF | 14 Jan 2014 | View |
| EIA - Mooring AttestationSupporting Document · PDF | 14 Jan 2014 | View |
| EIA - Environmental StatementSupporting Document · PDF | 14 Jan 2014 | View |
| EIA - Net AttestationSupporting Document · PDF | 14 Jan 2014 | View |
| EIA - Socio-Economic and Historical ImpactsSupporting Document · PDF | 14 Jan 2014 | View |
| EIA - Hydrographic & Site Survey ReportSupporting Document · PDF | 14 Jan 2014 | View |
| EIA - Historical AssessmentSupporting Document · PDF | 14 Jan 2014 | View |
| EIA - Wild Fish AssessmentSupporting Document · PDF | 14 Jan 2014 | 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.