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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Shetland Gas Plant
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Council sourceThe GMRU, which is 15 metres in height, shall be located at the Shetland Gas Plant and will be surrounded by existing buildings and plant. The GMRU is crucial to the business and is to be used to remove mercury from the gas collected from the Glendronach Development in order to produce a clean gas source.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DISCUSSIONS ABOUT GMRU WITH APPLICANTCorrespondence · PDF | 7 Aug 2024 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 7 Apr 2022 | View |
| REPORTDelegated Report of Handling · PDF | 7 Apr 2022 | View |
| DRAWING TO BE VIEWED WITH DECISIONDecision · PDF | 7 Apr 2022 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 21 Dec 2021 | View |
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