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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Site behind Hall Symbister Whalsay ZE2 9AD
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ApplicationApplication Form · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No 09-036-01 Location PlanDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No 09-036-02 Site PlanDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No 09-036-03 Ground Floor PlanDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No 09-036-05 First Floor PlanDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No 09-036-07 ElevationsDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| Drawing No 09-036-08 Site SectionDrawing · PDF | 26 Oct 2011 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 18 May 2010 | View |
| APPROVED SITE ACCESS LEVELS AND ACCESS WIDTHDrawing · PDF | 9 Apr 2010 | View |
| APPROVED SITE PLAN WITH WINDOW DISTANCESDrawing · PDF | 15 Mar 2010 | View |
| APPROVED LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 4 Mar 2010 | View |
| APPROVED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 4 Mar 2010 | View |
| APPROVED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 4 Mar 2010 | View |
| APPROVED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 4 Mar 2010 | View |
| APPROVED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 4 Mar 2010 | View |
| APPROVED SITE SECTIONS WITH LEVELSDrawing · PDF | 4 Mar 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.