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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Viking Bus Station Commercial Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0NX
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Viking Bus Station Commercial Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0NX
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View council mapChange of use from waiting area to Cafe Bar; internal alterations; extend building and erect external store
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| CORRESPONDENCE TO AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 23 Mar 2016 | View |
| STORAGE BUILDINGDrawing · PDF | 23 Mar 2016 | View |
| SITE & LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 15 Mar 2016 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 10 Sept 2014 | View |
| APPROVED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 10 Sept 2014 | View |
| ROADS CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 10 Sept 2014 | View |
| AMENDED SITE AND LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 5 Sept 2014 | View |
| AMENDED PHOTOGRAPHDrawing · PDF | 5 Sept 2014 | View |
| EMAIL FROM AGENT RE: AMENDED PLANSCorrespondence · PDF | 5 Sept 2014 | View |
| EMAIL FROM AGENT RE: AMENDED PLANCorrespondence · PDF | 2 Sept 2014 | View |
| AMENDED PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Sept 2014 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 1 Sept 2014 | View |
| REPRESENTATION FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHRepresentation · PDF | 12 Aug 2014 | View |
| INVALID EMAIL TO AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 29 Jul 2014 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENT RE: VALIDATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 29 Jul 2014 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 29 Jul 2014 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 25 Jul 2014 | View |
| SITE AND LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 25 Jul 2014 | View |
| EXTERNAL STORE ELEVATIONS AND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 25 Jul 2014 | View |
| SUPERSEDED EXTERNAL STORE PHOTOSPhoto · PDF | 25 Jul 2014 | View |
| SUPERSEDED PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 25 Jul 2014 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATIONReport · PDF | 25 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.