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
Lang Sound, Burra
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Council sourceTo modify an existing marine finfish farm by changing production to mussels and amending equipment to longlines, Lang Sound, Burra
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 22 Nov 2023 | View |
| APPROVED DOCUMENTSApproved Plans · PDF | 22 Nov 2023 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 11 Jun 2010 | View |
| APPROVED ADMIRALTY CHART LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 11 Jun 2010 | View |
| APPROVED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 11 Jun 2010 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLINGOther · PDF | 11 Jun 2010 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH BURRA & TRONDRA COMMUNITY COUNCILOther · PDF | 19 May 2010 | View |
| NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE BOARD COMMENTSOther · PDF | 26 Apr 2010 | View |
| LETTER FROM APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 9 Apr 2010 | View |
| AMENDED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 9 Apr 2010 | View |
| MARINE SCOTLAND SCIENCE COMMENTSOther · PDF | 9 Apr 2010 | View |
| OBJECTION FROM BURRA & TRONDRA COMMUNITY COUNCILOther · PDF | 1 Apr 2010 | View |
| SEPA COMMENTSOther · PDF | 23 Mar 2010 | View |
| NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE BOARD COMMENTSOther · PDF | 17 Mar 2010 | View |
| SNH COMMENTSOther · PDF | 17 Mar 2010 | View |
| THE CROWN ESTATE COMMENTSOther · PDF | 1 Mar 2010 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTOther · PDF | 28 Feb 2010 | View |
| SUPERCEDED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 10 Feb 2010 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 10 Feb 2010 | View |
| ADMIRALTY CHART LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 10 Feb 2010 | View |
| PLANNING BOARD REPORTReport · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | View |
| LOCATION OF LONGLINES AS ORIGINALLY PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 1 Jan 1900 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.