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
Toabsgeo Sumburgh
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To improve and increase size of the emergency fast rescue craft slipway
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 10 Jul 2014 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 10 Jul 2014 | View |
| APPROVED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 10 Jul 2014 | View |
| APPROVED INDICATIVE METHODOLOGY FOR THE WORKSOther · PDF | 10 Jul 2014 | View |
| APPROVED ENVIROMENAL MITIGATION REPORTOther · PDF | 10 Jul 2014 | View |
| SEPA COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 11 Jun 2014 | View |
| HISTORIC SCOTLAND COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 9 Jun 2014 | View |
| COASTAL & FLOODING ENGINEER COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 5 Jun 2014 | View |
| SNH COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 4 Jun 2014 | View |
| COMMUNITY COUNCIL COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 3 Jun 2014 | View |
| PORTS & HARBOUR COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 30 May 2014 | View |
| LETTER FROM AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 22 May 2014 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 22 May 2014 | View |
| METHOD STATEMENTReport · PDF | 22 May 2014 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 22 May 2014 | View |
| GENERAL ARRANANGEMENTDrawing · PDF | 22 May 2014 | View |
| PLAN AND SECTIONSDrawing · PDF | 22 May 2014 | View |
| SECTION AND DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 22 May 2014 | View |
| SECTION AND DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 22 May 2014 | View |
| SECTION AND DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 22 May 2014 | View |
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