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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Westhall Cottage Lower Sound Lerwick ZE1 0RN
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Council sourcePartially demolish and rebuild and restore existing cottage, extend cottage and change use of adjoining store to bring building back in to use as a dwelling
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing No 227-P-001 Location PlanDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No 227-P-002 Site PlanDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No 227-P-003 Sections and ElevationsDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No 227-P-004 Site Plan and LocationDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No 227-P-005 Floor Plans and ElevationsDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No 227-P-006 Drainage ProposalDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No 227-P-007 Drawing of FrontDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No 227-P-008 Drawing of BackDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No 227-P-009 Drawing of InsideDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Planning Application Page 1Application Form · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Planning Application Page 2Application Form · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Planning Application Page 3Application Form · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Planning Application Page 4Application Form · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.