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 Whitefield Symbister Whalsay Shetland
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| FLOOR PLANS AND ELEVATIONSApproved Plans · PDF | 8 Feb 2021 | View |
| EXISTING SITE AND LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 8 Feb 2021 | View |
| PREPOSED SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 8 Feb 2021 | View |
| AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP MANUFACTURERS LITERATUREApproved Plans · PDF | 8 Feb 2021 | View |
| MCS020 ASHP SOUND CALCULATIONApproved Plans · PDF | 8 Feb 2021 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 8 Feb 2021 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLINGDelegated Report of Handling | 8 Feb 2021 | View |
| DECISION NOTICE TO AGENTCorrespondence · PDF | 8 Feb 2021 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - DRAINAGEConsultee Comment · PDF | 29 Jan 2021 | View |
| EMAIL ADVISING AGENT OF CLOCK RECOMMENCEMENT ETCCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Jan 2021 | View |
| EMAIL FROM AGENT RE SUDS DETAILSCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Jan 2021 | View |
| EMAIL REMINDER RE: SUDS DETAILS ETC PENDINGCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Jan 2021 | View |
| CLOCK STOPPED PENDING REVISED DETAILSCorrespondence · PDF | 18 Dec 2020 | View |
| EMAIL TO AGENT RE: SUDS CONFIRMATION ETCCorrespondence · PDF | 9 Dec 2020 | View |
| CONSULTEE COMMENT - ROADSConsultee Comment | 1 Oct 2020 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SHETLAND REGIONAL ARCHAEOLOGISTConsultee Comment · PDF | 15 Sept 2020 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert | 21 Aug 2020 | View |
| EMAIL FROM ARCHAEOLOGISTCorrespondence · PDF | 20 Aug 2020 | View |
| CONSULTEE COMMENT - DRAIN/FLOODConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 Aug 2020 | View |
| CONSULTEE COMMENT - SCOTTISH WATERConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 Aug 2020 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 18 Aug 2020 | View |
| A LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 17 Aug 2020 | View |
| APPLICATION PDFApplication Form · PDF | 17 Aug 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.