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.
Council planning record
Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary Hillswick Shetland ZE2 9RW
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Council sourceInstall sea water pump system to extract sea water to pump into sanctuary and to pump waste water out to sea; construct a visitor centre and pumphouse building and construct a respite building for otters with a small viewing area; construct 6 no. animal enclosures with pools and undertake internal alterations to existing seal unit and external alterations to outdoor seal pools.
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| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATION OF OTTER UNITApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Dec 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONS OF VISITOR CENTREApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Dec 2019 | View |
| FLOOR PLANSApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Dec 2019 | View |
| SEAL UNIT EXISTING ELEVATIONApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Dec 2019 | View |
| OTTER UNITApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Dec 2019 | View |
| DERELICT TOOL SHEDApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Dec 2019 | View |
| SITE AND LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Dec 2019 | View |
| SUPPLEMENTARY PROPOSED SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Dec 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Dec 2019 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 9 Dec 2019 | View |
| REPORTDelegated Report of Handling · PDF | 9 Dec 2019 | View |
| REPRESENTATION - TMRepresentation · PDF | 27 Nov 2019 | View |
| CONSULTEE COMMENT - SEPAConsultee Comment · PDF | 22 Nov 2019 | View |
| NCC COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 21 Nov 2019 | View |
| COVERING E MAIL WITH REVISED INFORMATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 21 Nov 2019 | View |
| WATER LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 21 Nov 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE AND LOCATION PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 13 Nov 2019 | View |
| WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGESuperseded Drawing · PDF | 13 Nov 2019 | View |
| FURTHER INFO E-MAIL TO COMMUNITY COUNCILCorrespondence · PDF | 4 Nov 2019 | View |
| COMMENTS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICEConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 Nov 2019 | View |
| FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THE ROADS SERVICEConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 Nov 2019 | View |
| SEPA COMMENTS TO APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 31 Oct 2019 | View |
| RESPONSE TO FURTHER INFORMATION LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 31 Oct 2019 | View |
| FURTHER INFORMATION REQUESTCorrespondence · PDF | 24 Oct 2019 | View |
| EMAIL TO AGENT RE -LANDOWNERSHIPCorrespondence · PDF | 24 Oct 2019 | View |
| AMENDED LAND OWNERSHIPApplication Form · PDF | 24 Oct 2019 | View |
| EMAIL FROM AGENT RE: UPDATECorrespondence · PDF | 9 Oct 2019 | View |
| EMAIL FROM AGENT RE: UPDATECorrespondence · PDF | 9 Oct 2019 | View |
| EMAIL TO AGENT RE: LANDOWNERSHIPCorrespondence · PDF | 9 Oct 2019 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SEPAConsultee Comment · PDF | 8 Oct 2019 | View |
| EMAIL TO AGENT RE: UPDATECorrespondence · PDF | 8 Oct 2019 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ROADSConsultee Comment | 7 Oct 2019 | View |
| EMAIL FROM AGENT - 25.9.2019 08.24Correspondence · PDF | 25 Sept 2019 | View |
| EMAIL TO AGENT - 25.9.2019 09.44Correspondence · PDF | 25 Sept 2019 | View |
| REPRESENTATION - HILLSWICK SHOP BOARDRepresentation · PDF | 18 Sept 2019 | View |
| REPRESENTATION - NCDCRepresentation · PDF | 18 Sept 2019 | View |
| EMAIL TO AGENT REGARDING LAND OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATION - 17.9.2019 10.32Correspondence · PDF | 17 Sept 2019 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER TO MR & MRS NICOLSONCorrespondence · PDF | 17 Sept 2019 | View |
| REPRESENTATION - SBRepresentation · PDF | 17 Sept 2019 | View |
| CONSULTATION COMMENTS - NCCConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Sept 2019 | View |
| CONSULTATION COMMENTS - NCCConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Sept 2019 | View |
| REPRESENTATIONRepresentation · PDF | 13 Sept 2019 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SHETLAND REGIONAL ARCHAEOLOGISTConsultee Comment · PDF | 12 Sept 2019 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert · PDF | 6 Sept 2019 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - DRAINAGEConsultee Comment · PDF | 30 Aug 2019 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - MARINE PLANNINGConsultee Comment · PDF | 30 Aug 2019 | View |
| EXISTING SITESuperseded Drawing · PDF | 27 Aug 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED SITESuperseded Drawing · PDF | 27 Aug 2019 | View |
| SUPPLEMENTARY PROPOSED SITE PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 27 Aug 2019 | View |
| SITE PHOTOSDrawing · PDF | 27 Aug 2019 | View |
| PHOTOSDrawing · PDF | 27 Aug 2019 | View |
| PHOTOSDrawing · PDF | 27 Aug 2019 | View |
| DESIGN STATEMENTDrawing · PDF | 27 Aug 2019 | View |
| SUPPORTING STATEMENTDrawing · PDF | 27 Aug 2019 | View |
| SUPPLEMENTARY SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 15 Aug 2019 | View |
| PLAN AND ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED SEAL ENCLOSURESDrawing · PDF | 15 Aug 2019 | View |
| PLAN AND ELEVATIONS OF PROPOSED OTTER ENCLOSURESDrawing · PDF | 15 Aug 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED WORKS TO EXISTING SEAL POOLSDrawing · PDF | 15 Aug 2019 | View |
| WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE DETAILSSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 15 Aug 2019 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 15 Aug 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.