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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Plot Westhouse Skaw Whalsay Shetland
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DISCHARGE OF CONDITION 4 - APPROVEDDecision · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| NATURAL HERTIAGE - COMMENTSCorrespondence · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO DEVELOPDischarge of Condition(s) · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| REQUEST TO DISCHARGE CONDITIONSCorrespondence · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP MANUFACTURERS LITERATUREApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Jul 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Jul 2024 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Jul 2024 | View |
| LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Jul 2024 | View |
| SURFACE WATER ATTENUATION TRENCHApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Jul 2024 | View |
| VERTICAL ALIGNMENT OF ACCESS TRACKApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Jul 2024 | View |
| BIO DIVERSITY PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Jul 2024 | View |
| FLOOR PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 9 Jul 2024 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 9 Jul 2024 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLINGReport · PDF | 9 Jul 2024 | View |
| NID FORMOther · PDF | 9 Jul 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ARCHAEOLOGYConsultee Comment · PDF | 18 Jun 2024 | View |
| EMAIL FROM ARCHAEOLOGY RE: CONSENTCorrespondence · PDF | 18 Jun 2024 | View |
| EMAIL FROM AGENT RE: ARCHAEOLOGYCorrespondence · PDF | 17 Jun 2024 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGY ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 17 Jun 2024 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGY WRITTEN SCHEME INVESTIGATIONReport · PDF | 4 Jun 2024 | View |
| EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH AGENT RE: ARCHAEOLOGYCorrespondence · PDF | 4 Jun 2024 | View |
| EMAIL FROM AGENT RE: OTTER SURVEYCorrespondence · PDF | 30 May 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ARCHAEOLOGYConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 May 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ROADSConsultee Comment | 11 Apr 2024 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Apr 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SCOTTISH WATTERConsultee Comment · PDF | 28 Mar 2024 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert · PDF | 22 Mar 2024 | View |
| DRAINAGE COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 22 Mar 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ROADSConsultee Comment | 20 Mar 2024 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 18 Mar 2024 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 18 Mar 2024 | View |
| A LOCATION PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 18 Mar 2024 | View |
| MCS-020 ASHP NOISE ASSESSMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 18 Mar 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION PDFApplication Form · PDF | 18 Mar 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.
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.