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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Hillswick Wildlife Sanctuary Hillswick Shetland ZE2 9RW
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Council sourceRetrospective application to create a temporary access into the site over an existing boundary wall
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SUPPORTING STATEMENT - TEMPORARY BOUNDARY CROSSINGApproved Plans · PDF | 22 Feb 2021 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 22 Feb 2021 | View |
| SITE AND LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 22 Feb 2021 | View |
| SECTION THROUGH WALLApproved Plans · PDF | 22 Feb 2021 | View |
| REPORTDelegated Report of Handling · PDF | 22 Feb 2021 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - HESConsultee Comment · PDF | 11 Nov 2020 | View |
| EDINBURGH GAZETTE ADVERTAdvert | 5 Nov 2020 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert | 5 Nov 2020 | View |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LISTED BUILDINGCorrespondence · PDF | 30 Oct 2020 | View |
| APPLICATION PDFApplication Form · PDF | 26 Oct 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.