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 13 Burgh Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LA
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Viewforth 13 Burgh Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0LA
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|---|---|---|
| CORRESPONDENCE WITH APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 18 May 2018 | View |
| DISCHARGE OF CONDITION NO 5 AND 7Correspondence · PDF | 6 Mar 2017 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 1 Mar 2017 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE FROM AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Feb 2017 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 27 Oct 2016 | View |
| LETTER RE DECISIONCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Oct 2016 | View |
| LETTER RE DECISIONCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Oct 2016 | View |
| REPORTReport · PDF | 27 Oct 2016 | View |
| APPROVED PLANSApproved Plans · PDF | 27 Oct 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 19 Jul 2016 | View |
| CAR PARKING CROSS SECTIONSAmended Drawing · PDF | 19 Jul 2016 | View |
| CARPARKING PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 19 Jul 2016 | View |
| BASEMENT PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 18 Jul 2016 | View |
| CAR PARKING SURVEYAmended Drawing · PDF | 18 Jul 2016 | View |
| FIRST FLOOR PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 18 Jul 2016 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLANAmended Drawing · PDF | 18 Jul 2016 | View |
| SUPPORTING STATEMENTAmended Drawing · PDF | 18 Jul 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 18 Jul 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 11 Jul 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 8 Jul 2016 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ROADSConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 Jul 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 7 Jul 2016 | View |
| CAR PARKING STUDYDrawing · PDF | 6 Jul 2016 | View |
| ADVERT - STAdvert · PDF | 1 Jul 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 20 Jun 2016 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert · PDF | 20 May 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 5 May 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 4 May 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 28 Apr 2016 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ROADSConsultee Comment | 20 Apr 2016 | View |
| REPRESENTATION & ACKRepresentation · PDF | 18 Apr 2016 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ENV. HEALTHConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Apr 2016 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - CCConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 Apr 2016 | View |
| REPRESENTATION & ACK.Representation · PDF | 1 Apr 2016 | View |
| SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Mar 2016 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 16 Mar 2016 | View |
| SUPERSEDED SITE PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 16 Mar 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE - EMAILCorrespondence · PDF | 15 Mar 2016 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 8 Mar 2016 | View |
| CORRESPONDENCE - EMAIL - PARKINGCorrespondence · PDF | 8 Mar 2016 | View |
| PARKING SURVEY - DAY 1Drawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2016 | View |
| PARKING SURVEY - DAY 2Drawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2016 | View |
| PARKING SURVEY - DAY 3Drawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2016 | View |
| BASEMENT PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2016 | View |
| FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2016 | View |
| GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2016 | View |
| PARKING LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 8 Mar 2016 | View |
| COVERING STATEMENTOther · PDF | 8 Mar 2016 | 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.