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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40 Gardentown Symbister Whalsay Shetland ZE2 9AB
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 20 Dec 2019 | View |
| SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 20 Dec 2019 | View |
| EXISTING PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 20 Dec 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 20 Dec 2019 | View |
| REPORTDelegated Report of Handling · PDF | 20 Dec 2019 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 20 Dec 2019 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - DRAINAGEConsultee Comment · PDF | 25 Nov 2019 | View |
| DESIGN STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 13 Nov 2019 | View |
| APPLICATION PDFApplication Form · PDF | 13 Nov 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.