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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Plot 2 Symbister Whalsay Shetland
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Council sourceErect dwelling house with access track and air source heat pump
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DISCHARGE OF NID CON 2Discharge of Condition(s) | 19 Aug 2020 | View |
| E MAIL TO BUILDING STANDARDSCorrespondence | 19 Aug 2020 | View |
| E MAIL TO ROADSCorrespondence | 19 Aug 2020 | View |
| EMAIL RE NID FORMCorrespondence · PDF | 17 Aug 2020 | View |
| NID FORMCorrespondence · PDF | 17 Aug 2020 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 17 Feb 2020 | View |
| SITE SECTIONSApproved Plans · PDF | 17 Feb 2020 | View |
| MCS020 ASHP SOUND CALCULATIONApproved Plans · PDF | 17 Feb 2020 | View |
| EXISTING SITE AND LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 17 Feb 2020 | View |
| FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONSApproved Plans · PDF | 17 Feb 2020 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 17 Feb 2020 | View |
| REPORTDelegated Report of Handling · PDF | 17 Feb 2020 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ROADSConsultee Comment | 10 Feb 2020 | View |
| 11:48 EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE FROM AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 16 Jan 2020 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - DRAINAGEConsultee Comment · PDF | 16 Jan 2020 | View |
| EMAIL REQUESTING FURTHER INFORMATION FROMCorrespondence · PDF | 14 Jan 2020 | View |
| CONSULTEE COMMENT - ROADSConsultee Comment | 19 Dec 2019 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert · PDF | 13 Dec 2019 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SCOTTISH WATERConsultee Comment · PDF | 11 Dec 2019 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - DRAINAGEConsultee Comment · PDF | 9 Dec 2019 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 6 Dec 2019 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 19 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.