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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68 Commercial Road Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0NJ
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Council sourceChange of use from redundant retail/ storage building to an Education building and upgrade parking and access
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 1 May 2020 | View |
| REPORTDelegated Report of Handling · PDF | 1 May 2020 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 1 May 2020 | View |
| EXISTING BUILDINGApproved Plans · PDF | 1 May 2020 | View |
| PROPOSED PLANSApproved Plans · PDF | 1 May 2020 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONS ELEVATIONSApproved Plans · PDF | 1 May 2020 | View |
| LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 1 May 2020 | View |
| AMENDED PROPOSED SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 1 May 2020 | View |
| CONSULTEE COMMENT - ROADSConsultee Comment | 30 Apr 2020 | View |
| EMAIL FROM AGENT RE: AMENDED PROPOSED SITE PLANCorrespondence · PDF | 29 Apr 2020 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENT RE: ROADSCorrespondence · PDF | 15 Apr 2020 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENT RE: ROADSCorrespondence · PDF | 8 Apr 2020 | View |
| EMAIL TO AGENT RE: ROADS CONSULTATION RESPONSECorrespondence · PDF | 26 Mar 2020 | View |
| CONSULTEE COMMENT - ROADSConsultee Comment | 25 Mar 2020 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert · PDF | 6 Mar 2020 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - LCCConsultee Comment · PDF | 3 Mar 2020 | View |
| SUPERSEDED PROPOSED SITE PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 21 Feb 2020 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 21 Feb 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.