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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Observatory Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RR
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Observatory Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0RR
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View council mapTo replace existing balloon shed
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 1 Aug 2014 | View |
| APPROVED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 1 Aug 2014 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 28 Jul 2014 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 2 Jul 2014 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2014 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2014 | View |
| EXISTING PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2014 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jul 2014 | View |
| SUPPORTING STATEMENTReport · PDF | 2 Jul 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.