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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West Saltness Symbister Whalsay ZE2 9AD
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Council sourceChange garage flat roof to pitched roof, remove chimney and re-roof dwellinghouse
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Application Pg 1Application Form · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Application Pg 2Application Form · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Application Pg 3Application Form · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No SBC-WSS-01 Existing Ground Floor PlanDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No SBC-WSS-04 Existing ElevationsDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No SBC-WSS-04 Proposed ElevationsDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No SBC-WSS-05 Site and Location PlansDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 4 May 2010 | View |
| APPROVED SITE & LOCATION PLANSDrawing · PDF | 6 Apr 2010 | View |
| APPROVED EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 6 Apr 2010 | View |
| APPROVED EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 6 Apr 2010 | View |
| APPROVED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 6 Apr 2010 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.