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
The Firth North Bixter
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To modify an existing mussel farm by increasing the length of one longline from 120m to 175m
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| APPROVED PLANSApproved Plans · PDF | 7 Feb 2024 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 16 Jul 2013 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 16 Jul 2013 | View |
| APPROVED LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 16 Jul 2013 | View |
| APPROVED ADMIRALITY CHART LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 16 Jul 2013 | View |
| APPROVED CROSS SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 16 Jul 2013 | View |
| COMMUNITY COUNCIL COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Jun 2013 | View |
| CROWN ESTATE COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 11 Jun 2013 | View |
| MARINE SCOTLAND SCIENCE COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 3 Jun 2013 | View |
| SEPA COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 31 May 2013 | View |
| NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE BOARD COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 30 May 2013 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTOther · PDF | 24 May 2013 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMAppeal Form · PDF | 17 May 2013 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 May 2013 | View |
| CROSS SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 17 May 2013 | View |
| ADMIRALTY CHART LOCATIONDrawing · PDF | 17 May 2013 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.