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 0JF
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Observatory Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0JF
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View council mapUpgrade old road and widen to provide hardstanding area to park buses including road junctions and surface water drainage
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| LETTER TO APPLICANT RE: NID FORM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 24 Nov 2014 | View |
| COMPLETED NID FORMCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Nov 2014 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 25 Sept 2014 | View |
| APPROVED SITE AND LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 25 Sept 2014 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 19 Sept 2014 | View |
| SEPA CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 17 Sept 2014 | View |
| AMENDED SITE AND LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 Sept 2014 | View |
| COMMUNITY COUNCIL CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 10 Sept 2014 | View |
| SEPA CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 Aug 2014 | View |
| OUTDOOR ACCESS OFFICER CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 28 Jul 2014 | View |
| ROADS TRAFFIC CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment | 15 Jul 2014 | View |
| FLOODING DRAINAGE COASTAL CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 9 Jul 2014 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 4 Jul 2014 | View |
| SUPERSEDED SITE AND LOCATION PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 4 Jul 2014 | View |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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.