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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Land Opposite Vista Symbister Whalsay Shetland ZE2 9AE
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| ELEVATIONSApproved Plans · PDF | 20 Nov 2023 | View |
| FLOOR PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 20 Nov 2023 | View |
| CROSS SECTIONApproved Plans · PDF | 20 Nov 2023 | View |
| LONGITUDINAL SECTIONApproved Plans · PDF | 20 Nov 2023 | View |
| ROOF PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 20 Nov 2023 | View |
| A LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 20 Nov 2023 | View |
| SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 20 Nov 2023 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLINGDelegated Report of Handling · PDF | 20 Nov 2023 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 20 Nov 2023 | View |
| CONFIRMATION OF DOMESTIC USECorrespondence · PDF | 7 Nov 2023 | View |
| EMAIL TO AGENT SEEKING CONFIRMATION OF PROPOSED USE OF DEVELOPMENTCorrespondence · PDF | 6 Nov 2023 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert · PDF | 3 Nov 2023 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - DRAINAGEConsultee Comment · PDF | 30 Oct 2023 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION OF TIMBER SHED AND ACCESSPhoto · PDF | 27 Oct 2023 | View |
| CONSTRUCTION OF TIMBER SHED AND ACCESSCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Oct 2023 | View |
| EMAIL TO AGENT REQUESTING ADDITIONAL SUDS DETAILSCorrespondence · PDF | 26 Oct 2023 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE- DRAINAGEConsultee Comment · PDF | 25 Oct 2023 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ROADSConsultee Comment | 25 Oct 2023 | View |
| APPLICATION PDFApplication Form · PDF | 24 Oct 2023 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.