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.
Council planning record
Northra Voe Swarbacks
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Council sourceTo develop a new mussel farm comprising of 3 x 160m twin-headline longlines
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| NID NOTIFICATION OF WORK STARTDischarge of Condition(s) · PDF | 13 May 2022 | View |
| LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 27 Aug 2021 | View |
| SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 27 Aug 2021 | View |
| SECTION LAYOUTApproved Plans · PDF | 27 Aug 2021 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 27 Aug 2021 | View |
| DECISION NOTICE APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Aug 2021 | View |
| SFA REMOVAL OF OBJECTIONConsultee Comment · PDF | 12 Aug 2021 | View |
| REMOVAL OF OBJECTIONConsultee Comment · PDF | 11 Aug 2021 | View |
| APPLICATION COVER LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 9 Aug 2021 | View |
| PPA AUGUSTOther · PDF | 3 Aug 2021 | View |
| PDMP 31-07-21Other · PDF | 1 Jul 2021 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCECorrespondence · PDF | 30 Jun 2021 | View |
| PLANNING PROCESS AGREEMENT3Other · PDF | 26 May 2021 | View |
| PLANNING PROCESSING AGREEMENT 2Other · PDF | 24 Apr 2021 | View |
| NATURAL HERITAGE CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 22 Mar 2021 | View |
| PLANNING PROCESSING AGREEMENTOther · PDF | 22 Mar 2021 | View |
| SFA CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 25 Feb 2021 | View |
| SSMO CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 Feb 2021 | View |
| MSS CONSULTEE COMMENTConsultee Comment · PDF | 5 Feb 2021 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert | 29 Jan 2021 | View |
| NATURE SCOT CONSULTEE COMMENTConsultee Comment · PDF | 27 Jan 2021 | View |
| NLB CONSULTEE COMMENTConsultee Comment · PDF | 27 Jan 2021 | View |
| SITE DIMENSIONSDrawing · PDF | 26 Jan 2021 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 26 Jan 2021 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
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