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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Site At Houss East Burra Burra Shetland ZE2 9LE
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Site At Houss East Burra Burra Shetland ZE2 9LE
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View council mapErect dwellinghouse; restoration of byre as external storage and restoration of existing dykes
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| CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 16 Aug 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 18 Jul 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 29 Jun 2016 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 9 Oct 2014 | View |
| APPROVED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 9 Oct 2014 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 3 Oct 2014 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert · PDF | 18 Jul 2014 | View |
| EDINBURGH GAZETTE ADVERTAdvert · PDF | 18 Jul 2014 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH APPLICANT RE: VALIDATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 11 Jul 2014 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 9 Jul 2014 | View |
| BYRE EXISTING FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2014 | View |
| BYRE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2014 | View |
| PHOTOMONTAGE OF DYKEPhoto · PDF | 8 Jul 2014 | View |
| DESIGN STATEMENTReport · PDF | 8 Jul 2014 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 2 Jul 2014 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 2 Jul 2014 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Jul 2014 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 30 Jun 2014 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Jun 2014 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Jun 2014 | View |
| EMAIL FROM APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Jun 2014 | View |
| INVALID LETTER TO APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 20 Jun 2014 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 17 Jun 2014 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 Jun 2014 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 Jun 2014 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 Jun 2014 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 Jun 2014 | View |
| HOUSE FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 Jun 2014 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 17 Jun 2014 | View |
| HOUSE PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 17 Jun 2014 | View |
| HOUSE PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 17 Jun 2014 | View |
| HOUSE SECTION PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 Jun 2014 | View |
| SEPTIC TANK DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 17 Jun 2014 | View |
| INFILTRATION SYSTEM CERTIFICATEOther · PDF | 17 Jun 2014 | View |
| SUPERSEDED DESIGN STATEMENTReport · PDF | 17 Jun 2014 | View |
| TRIAL HOLE DETAILSDrawing · PDF | 17 Jun 2014 | 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.