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
Burrastow, Vaila Sound
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To modify an existing salmon farm by deploying six 100m-circumference cages and a feed barge in a position approximately 60m to the east of the existing consented location
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| CORRESPONDENCE FROM MARINE SCOTLAND SCIENCECorrespondence · PDF | 8 Jul 2014 | View |
| MARINE SCOTLAND SCIENCE CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 Jul 2014 | View |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTEDCorrespondence · PDF | 7 Jul 2014 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 4 Jul 2014 | View |
| APPROVED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2014 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 4 Jul 2014 | View |
| LETTER FROM APPLIANT RE: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED BY MARINE SCOTLANDCorrespondence · PDF | 3 Jul 2014 | View |
| MODELLING REPORTReport · PDF | 3 Jul 2014 | View |
| MARINE SCOTLAND SCIENCE CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 Jul 2014 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH MARINE SCOTLAND SCIENCE CONSULTATION RESPONSECorrespondence · PDF | 1 Jul 2014 | View |
| BIOSECURITY PLANOther · PDF | 18 Jun 2014 | View |
| BURRASTOW SEA LICE TREATMENT STRATEGYCorrespondence · PDF | 18 Jun 2014 | View |
| BIOSECURITY PLANReport | 18 Jun 2014 | View |
| HOGANESS FMSOther · PDF | 18 Jun 2014 | View |
| EMAIL FROM APPLICANT ENCLOSING ADDITIONAL INFORAMATIONOther · PDF | 18 Jun 2014 | View |
| BK MARINE COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 17 Jun 2014 | View |
| SEPA COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 17 Jun 2014 | View |
| EMAIL TO APPLICANT RE: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 9 Jun 2014 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE RE APPLICATION CONSULTATIONS - VAILA SOUNDCorrespondence · PDF | 4 Jun 2014 | View |
| SCREENING OPINIONCorrespondence · PDF | 3 Jun 2014 | View |
| EMAIL TO CONSULTEES RE SCREENING OPINIONCorrespondence · PDF | 3 Jun 2014 | View |
| HISTORIC SCOTLAND COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 28 May 2014 | View |
| SNH COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 26 May 2014 | View |
| NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE BOARD COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 23 May 2014 | View |
| MARINE SCOTLAND SCIENCE SCREENING OPINIONCorrespondence · PDF | 23 May 2014 | View |
| FARM LOCATION EVIDENCE SUMMARYReport · PDF | 23 May 2014 | View |
| SEPA COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 22 May 2014 | View |
| CROWN ESTATE COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 12 May 2014 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert · PDF | 9 May 2014 | View |
| REQUEST FOR SCREENING OPINIONCorrespondence · PDF | 7 May 2014 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 6 May 2014 | View |
| ADMIRALTY LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 May 2014 | View |
| PROPOSED POSITIONDrawing · PDF | 2 May 2014 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 May 2014 | View |
| CROSS SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 2 May 2014 | View |
| CROSS SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 2 May 2014 | View |
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