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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Viewforth House 13 Burgh Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LA
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Viewforth House 13 Burgh Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LA
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|---|---|---|
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 26 Feb 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 24 Feb 2016 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 22 Feb 2016 | View |
| REPORTReport · PDF | 22 Feb 2016 | View |
| LOCATION PLANRefused Plans · PDF | 22 Feb 2016 | View |
| SITE PLANRefused Plans · PDF | 22 Feb 2016 | View |
| BASEMENT PLANRefused Plans · PDF | 22 Feb 2016 | View |
| GROUND FLOORRefused Plans · PDF | 22 Feb 2016 | View |
| FIRST FLOORRefused Plans · PDF | 22 Feb 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 18 Feb 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 18 Feb 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 17 Feb 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 17 Feb 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 6 Feb 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Feb 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Feb 2016 | View |
| LETTER TO AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 6 Jan 2016 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment | 23 Dec 2015 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 23 Dec 2015 | View |
| DEMOLITIONS, NEW WORKS, TYPICAL SECTIONSDrawing · PDF | 4 Dec 2015 | View |
| EMAIL FROM APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 4 Dec 2015 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE WITH APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 4 Dec 2015 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE WITH APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 3 Dec 2015 | View |
| LETTER TO AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Nov 2015 | View |
| LETTER FROM AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Nov 2015 | View |
| PARKING STUDYCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Nov 2015 | View |
| SITE LOCATIONDrawing · PDF | 19 Nov 2015 | View |
| FIRST FLOOR AREADrawing · PDF | 19 Nov 2015 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR AREADrawing · PDF | 19 Nov 2015 | View |
| BASEMENT FLOOR AREADrawing · PDF | 19 Nov 2015 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Nov 2015 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Nov 2015 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Nov 2015 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Nov 2015 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Nov 2015 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 18 Nov 2015 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 11 Nov 2015 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 11 Nov 2015 | View |
| EMAIL TO AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 10 Nov 2015 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert · PDF | 16 Oct 2015 | View |
| LETTER TO AGENT RE: ADVERT FEECorrespondence | 8 Oct 2015 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 7 Oct 2015 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 7 Oct 2015 | View |
| REPRESENTATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO S MORGANRepresentation | 29 Sept 2015 | View |
| EMAIL TO APPLICANT RE ROADS COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 25 Sept 2015 | View |
| APPLICANT RESPONSE TO ROADS CONSULTATION RESPONSECorrespondence · PDF | 25 Sept 2015 | View |
| EMAIL TO APPLICANT RE ROADS CONSULTATION COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Sept 2015 | View |
| REPRESENTATION FROM M. STEVENSONCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Sept 2015 | View |
| REPRESENTATION FROM S MORGANRepresentation · PDF | 18 Sept 2015 | View |
| ROADS TRAFFIC CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment | 17 Sept 2015 | View |
| COMMUNITY COUNCIL CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 15 Sept 2015 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 14 Sept 2015 | View |
| REPRESENTATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO L BISSETRepresentation | 20 Aug 2015 | View |
| REPRESENTATION FROM L BISSETRepresentation · PDF | 20 Aug 2015 | View |
| REPRESENTATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO J TAITRepresentation · PDF | 19 Aug 2015 | View |
| REPRESENTATION FROM J TAITRepresentation · PDF | 18 Aug 2015 | View |
| ROADS CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment | 12 Aug 2015 | View |
| SECTION PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 29 Jul 2015 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENT RE: VALIDATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 23 Jul 2015 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 20 Jul 2015 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Jul 2015 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Jul 2015 | View |
| BASEMENT PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Jul 2015 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Jul 2015 | View |
| FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Jul 2015 | View |
| PHOTOSReport · PDF | 20 Jul 2015 | View |
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Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceConditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
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.