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
Sumburgh Lighthouse Sumburgh Virkie Shetland Shetland ZE3 9JN
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Sumburgh Lighthouse Sumburgh Virkie Shetland Shetland ZE3 9JN
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View council mapPartial demolition and removal of an existing boundary wall to provide vehichle access to new parking area in west field. New access stairs and balustrading (Part Retrospective Application)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| APPROVED DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 23 Oct 2013 | View |
| APPROVED LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 23 Oct 2013 | View |
| APPROVED MANUFACTURERS PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONReport · PDF | 23 Oct 2013 | View |
| APPROVED SUPPORTING STATEMENTReport · PDF | 23 Oct 2013 | View |
| APPROVED SECTION PLANDrawing · PDF | 23 Oct 2013 | View |
| APPROVED SECTION PLANDrawing · PDF | 23 Oct 2013 | View |
| APPROVED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 23 Oct 2013 | View |
| HISTORIC SCOTLAND DECISIONCorrespondence · PDF | 22 Oct 2013 | View |
| LETTER FROM HISTORIC SCOTLAND RE: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 10 Oct 2013 | View |
| FORMAL NOTICE LETTER TO HISTORIC SCOTLANDCorrespondence · PDF | 2 Oct 2013 | View |
| PLANNING COMMITTEE REPORTReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2013 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 1 Oct 2013 | View |
| AMENDED SUPPORTING STATEMENTReport · PDF | 11 Sept 2013 | View |
| AMENDED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 11 Sept 2013 | View |
| AMENDED SECTION PLANDrawing · PDF | 11 Sept 2013 | View |
| AMENDED SECTION PLANDrawing · PDF | 11 Sept 2013 | View |
| SUPERSEDED PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 29 Aug 2013 | View |
| SUPERSEDED SECTION AA AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 29 Aug 2013 | View |
| SUPERSEDED SECTION BB AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 29 Aug 2013 | View |
| EDINBURGH GAZETTE ADVERTOther · PDF | 2 Aug 2013 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTOther · PDF | 2 Aug 2013 | View |
| SITE AND LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 26 Jul 2013 | View |
| SUPERSEDED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 26 Jul 2013 | View |
| SUPERSEDED SECTION PLANDrawing · PDF | 26 Jul 2013 | View |
| SUPERSEDED SECTION PLANDrawing · PDF | 26 Jul 2013 | View |
| SUPERSEDED SUPPORTING STATEMENTReport · PDF | 26 Jul 2013 | View |
| MANUFACTURERS PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONOther · PDF | 26 Jul 2013 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 26 Jul 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.