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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Gutcher Quarry Sellafirth Yell Shetland
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| GUTCHER QUARRY BLAST LOCATION - AUGUST 2026Correspondence · PDF | 13 Aug 2026 | View |
| BLAST MANAGEMENT PLANCorrespondence · PDF | 13 Aug 2026 | View |
| BLASTING LEAFLETCorrespondence · PDF | 13 Aug 2026 | View |
| DECISION LETTER - NON MATERIAL VARIATIONDecision · PDF | 14 Nov 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 12 Sept 2025 | View |
| REQUEST FOR NON MATERIAL VARIATIONApplication Form · PDF | 12 Sept 2025 | View |
| SUDS DETAILSApproved Detail · PDF | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE SECTIONSApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN - INITIAL SITE STRIPApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE SECTIONS - INITIAL SITE STRIPApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN + 5 YEARSApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE SECTIONS + 5 YEARSApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN + 10 YEARSApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE SECTIONS + 10 YEARSApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLAN + 15 YEARSApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE SECTIONS + 15 YEARSApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| MINERAL CONSENTDecision · PDF | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLINGDelegated Report of Handling · PDF | 9 Apr 2025 | View |
| CONS- NATURESCOTConsultee Comment · PDF | 31 Jan 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 31 Oct 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONSSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 31 Oct 2024 | View |
| RE CONSULTATION COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 22 Oct 2024 | View |
| RE CONSULTEE COMMENT - NAT HERITAGEConsultee Comment · PDF | 27 Sept 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - DRAINAGEConsultee Comment · PDF | 26 Sept 2024 | View |
| EMAIL FROM AGENT RE: ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONCorrespondence · PDF | 20 Sept 2024 | View |
| BIODIVERSITY PLANDrawing · PDF | 20 Sept 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - NHOConsultee Comment · PDF | 9 Jul 2024 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL SURVEYSupporting Documents · PDF | 8 Jul 2024 | View |
| ECOLOGICAL SURVEY- ACCOMPANYING MAPSupporting Documents | 8 Jul 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - NHOConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 May 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - NHOConsultee Comment · PDF | 1 May 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - HSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 16 Feb 2024 | View |
| COMMUNITY COUNCIL COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 5 Feb 2024 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 24 Jan 2024 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert · PDF | 19 Jan 2024 | View |
| COMMENTS NHOConsultee Comment · PDF | 18 Jan 2024 | View |
| ROADS COMMENTSConsultee Comment | 15 Jan 2024 | View |
| FLOOD/DRAINAGE COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 15 Jan 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE- ARCHAEOLOGYConsultee Comment · PDF | 12 Jan 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 23 Aug 2023 | View |
| DRAWING TRANSMITTALDrawing · PDF | 23 Aug 2023 | View |
| SUPPORTING STATEMENTDrawing · PDF | 23 Aug 2023 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLAN - TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEYDrawing · PDF | 23 Aug 2023 | View |
| EXISTING SITE SECTIONSDrawing · PDF | 23 Aug 2023 | View |
| PRELIMINARY REINSTATEMENT PLANDrawing · PDF | 23 Aug 2023 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE SECTIONS - REINSTATEMENTDrawing · PDF | 23 Aug 2023 | View |
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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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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.