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.
Council planning record
Deerness, Orkney
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Extend current marine licence to construct, alter or improve the M100P wave energy converter and moorings at a location below the level of Mean High Water Springs until 30th September 2023
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Offer ObservationsDecision Notice · PDF | 22 Dec 2022 | View |
| Marine Scottish Government ConsultationApplication Form · PDF | 12 Dec 2022 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.