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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Hermaness Unst Shetland
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 6 Jun 2019 | View |
| REPORTReport · PDF | 6 Jun 2019 | View |
| DESIGN STUDY REPORTApproved Plans · PDF | 6 Jun 2019 | View |
| SUPPORTING INFORMATION_ENVIRONMENTALApproved Plans · PDF | 6 Jun 2019 | View |
| ROOF PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 6 Jun 2019 | View |
| FLOOR PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 6 Jun 2019 | View |
| ELEVATIONS SOUTH_WEST AND EASTApproved Plans · PDF | 6 Jun 2019 | View |
| NORTH ELEVATION AND SECTIONApproved Plans · PDF | 6 Jun 2019 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 6 Jun 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 6 Jun 2019 | View |
| LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 6 Jun 2019 | View |
| SNH CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 28 May 2019 | View |
| REPRESENTATION - DERepresentation · PDF | 6 May 2019 | View |
| REPRESENTATION - SGRepresentation · PDF | 3 May 2019 | View |
| REPRESENTATION - THRepresentation · PDF | 3 May 2019 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ROADSConsultee Comment | 30 Apr 2019 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert · PDF | 19 Apr 2019 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SCOTTISH WATERConsultee Comment · PDF | 18 Apr 2019 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - OUTDOOR ACCESSConsultee Comment · PDF | 16 Apr 2019 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - DRAINAGEConsultee Comment · PDF | 16 Apr 2019 | View |
| REVISED DESIGN STATEMENTDrawing | 9 Apr 2019 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 27 Mar 2019 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.