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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Building A Sumburgh Lighthouse Sumburgh Virkie Shetland Shetland ZE3 9JN
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Building A Sumburgh Lighthouse Sumburgh Virkie Shetland Shetland ZE3 9JN
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVED DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 2 Oct 2013 | View |
| APPROVED SUPPORTING STATEMENTReport · PDF | 2 Oct 2013 | View |
| APPROVED DESIGN STATEMENTReport · PDF | 2 Oct 2013 | View |
| APPROVED LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Oct 2013 | View |
| APPROVED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Oct 2013 | View |
| APPROVED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Oct 2013 | View |
| APPROVED PV SOLAR SYSTEM PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Oct 2013 | View |
| APPROVED CROSS SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 2 Oct 2013 | View |
| PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORTCommittee Report · PDF | 1 Oct 2013 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 12 Sept 2013 | View |
| AMENDED LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 4 Sept 2013 | View |
| AMENDED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 4 Sept 2013 | View |
| SITE PLAN SHOWING REQUIRED GROUND WORKSDrawing · PDF | 4 Sept 2013 | View |
| AMENDED SOLAR PANEL DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 4 Sept 2013 | View |
| CROSS SECTIONSDrawing · PDF | 4 Sept 2013 | View |
| SUPPORTING STATEMENTReport · PDF | 4 Sept 2013 | View |
| DESIGN STATEMENTReport · PDF | 4 Sept 2013 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENT RE: DESIGN STATEMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 15 Aug 2013 | View |
| EMAIL TO AGENT RE: DESIGN STATEMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 13 Aug 2013 | View |
| EMAIL TO GROVES-RAINES ARCHITECTS RE: DESIGN STATEMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 13 Aug 2013 | View |
| EMAIL TO AGENT RE: STOCK THE CLOCKCorrespondence · PDF | 23 Jul 2013 | View |
| LETTER TO HISTORIC SCOTLAND RE: CONSULTATION RESPONSECorrespondence · PDF | 23 Jul 2013 | View |
| EMAIL TO AGENT RE: REPRESENTATIONSCorrespondence · PDF | 9 Jul 2013 | View |
| HIAL COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 8 Jul 2013 | View |
| SHETLAND BIRD CLUB COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 8 Jul 2013 | View |
| LETTER FROM HISTORIC SCOTLAND RE: CONSULTATION RESPONSECorrespondence · PDF | 4 Jul 2013 | View |
| SNH COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 2 Jul 2013 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTOther · PDF | 28 Jun 2013 | View |
| SUPERSEDED LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Jun 2013 | View |
| SUPERSEDED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Jun 2013 | View |
| SUPERSEDED SOLAR PANEL DETAILS INCLUDING PLAN VIEW AND CROSS-SECTIONDrawing | 20 Jun 2013 | View |
| TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION FOR THE SOLAR PANELSReport · PDF | 20 Jun 2013 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 20 Jun 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.