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
Snarraness Voe, West Burrafirth, Shetland
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Council sourceTo develop a new mussel farm comprising of 6 x 220m twin-headline longlines
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLINGDelegated Report of Handling · PDF | 19 Mar 2024 | View |
| CROSS SECTIONApproved Plans · PDF | 19 Mar 2024 | View |
| LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 19 Mar 2024 | View |
| SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 19 Mar 2024 | View |
| SPECIFICATIONSApproved Plans · PDF | 19 Mar 2024 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 19 Mar 2024 | View |
| DECISION NOTICECorrespondence · PDF | 19 Mar 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - NHOConsultee Comment · PDF | 14 Mar 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SSMOConsultee Comment · PDF | 23 Feb 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - MSSConsultee Comment · PDF | 9 Feb 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - CC SANDNESS & WALLSConsultee Comment · PDF | 8 Feb 2024 | View |
| EXTENSION FOR CONSULTATION SSMOCorrespondence · PDF | 31 Jan 2024 | View |
| EXTENSION FOR CONSULTATION CC SANDNES AND WALLSConsultee Comment · PDF | 30 Jan 2024 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert · PDF | 26 Jan 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHConsultee Comment · PDF | 26 Jan 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - NLBConsultee Comment · PDF | 25 Jan 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - PORTS & HARBOURSConsultee Comment · PDF | 23 Jan 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - NATURESCOTConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| CORRECTED APPLICATION FORM PAGESApplication Form · PDF | 11 Jan 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 5 Jan 2024 | View |
| COVER LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 5 Jan 2024 | View |
| DESIGN STATEMENTSupporting Documents | 5 Jan 2024 | 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.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.