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 Symbister Whalsay Shetland
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DISCHARGE OF NID CON 2Discharge of Condition(s) | 19 May 2021 | View |
| NOTICE OF INTENTION TO START WORKOther · PDF | 18 May 2021 | View |
| FLOOR PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 3 Sept 2020 | View |
| ELEVATIONSApproved Plans · PDF | 3 Sept 2020 | View |
| SITE SECTIONSApproved Plans · PDF | 3 Sept 2020 | View |
| AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP MANUFACTURERS LITERATUREApproved Plans · PDF | 3 Sept 2020 | View |
| MCS020 ASHP SOUND CALCULATIONApproved Plans · PDF | 3 Sept 2020 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 3 Sept 2020 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 3 Sept 2020 | View |
| LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 3 Sept 2020 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 3 Sept 2020 | View |
| REPORTDelegated Report of Handling · PDF | 3 Sept 2020 | View |
| REQUEST FOR SECTION 32A AMENDMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Aug 2020 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - DRAINAGEConsultee Comment · PDF | 24 Aug 2020 | View |
| SITE PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 18 Aug 2020 | View |
| COVER E MAIL WITH REVISED DRAWINGCorrespondence · PDF | 18 Aug 2020 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert · PDF | 26 Jun 2020 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SCOTTISH WATERConsultee Comment · PDF | 22 Jun 2020 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - DRAINAGEConsultee Comment · PDF | 22 Jun 2020 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ROADSConsultee Comment | 22 Jun 2020 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 19 Jun 2020 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 19 Jun 2020 | View |
| LOCATION PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 19 Jun 2020 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SHETLAND REGIONAL ARCHAEOLOGISTConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 Jun 2020 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 16 Jun 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.