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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Symbister Whalsay Shetland
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SECTIONSApproved Plans · PDF | 19 Dec 2022 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTApproved Plans · PDF | 19 Dec 2022 | View |
| WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 19 Dec 2022 | View |
| LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 19 Dec 2022 | View |
| SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 19 Dec 2022 | View |
| WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 19 Dec 2022 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLINGDelegated Report of Handling · PDF | 19 Dec 2022 | View |
| DECISION NOTICE- SIGNEDDecision · PDF | 19 Dec 2022 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ENV HEALTHConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Mar 2020 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ROADSConsultee Comment | 10 Feb 2020 | View |
| REPRESENTATION - P HARVEYRepresentation · PDF | 3 Feb 2020 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SEPAConsultee Comment · PDF | 28 Jan 2020 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert · PDF | 24 Jan 2020 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - DRAINAGEConsultee Comment · PDF | 20 Jan 2020 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 16 Jan 2020 | View |
| NOTICE TO OWNERSOther · PDF | 16 Jan 2020 | View |
| SECTIONSSupporting Documents · PDF | 16 Jan 2020 | View |
| SITE PHOTODrawing · PDF | 16 Jan 2020 | View |
| ROADS CONSULTATION RESPONSE 11 MAR 2011Supporting Documents · PDF | 16 Jan 2020 | View |
| REINSTATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 16 Jan 2020 | View |
| SEPA CONSULTATION RESPONSE 10 APRIL 2014Supporting Documents · PDF | 16 Jan 2020 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.