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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Scatsta Airport Scatsta Brae Shetland ZE2 9QP
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Council sourceTemporary change of use of land (comprising mainly one helicopter stand) at Scatsta airport for hybrid rocket engine testing (2 year period)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| FACILITY LAYOUT DRAWINGSApproved Plans · PDF | 3 Jul 2024 | View |
| SECURITY AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 3 Jul 2024 | View |
| A LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 3 Jul 2024 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 3 Jul 2024 | View |
| SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 3 Jul 2024 | View |
| SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 3 Jul 2024 | View |
| DATA SHEET FOR NOISEApproved Detail · PDF | 3 Jul 2024 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT PREDICTION FOR MOTOR TESTINGApproved Detail · PDF | 3 Jul 2024 | View |
| RISK ANALYSIS FOR PARAFFIN_LOX TESTSApproved Detail · PDF | 3 Jul 2024 | View |
| SAFETY DISTANCE ESTIMATE FOR PRESSURE AND LEAK TESTINGApproved Detail · PDF | 3 Jul 2024 | View |
| TEST FACILITY SET UPApproved Detail · PDF | 3 Jul 2024 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 3 Jul 2024 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLINGDelegated Report of Handling · PDF | 3 Jul 2024 | View |
| AdvertAdvert · PDF | 25 Jun 2024 | View |
| FURTHER INFORMATION REQUESTCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Jun 2024 | View |
| COMMUNITY COUNCIL CONSULTATION RESPONSEConsultee Comment · PDF | 30 Apr 2024 | View |
| SEPA COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 24 Apr 2024 | View |
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 23 Apr 2024 | View |
| SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert · PDF | 19 Apr 2024 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ROADSConsultee Comment | 16 Apr 2024 | View |
| APPLICATION PDFApplication Form · PDF | 10 Apr 2024 | View |
| DRAINAGE/FLOOD COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 10 Apr 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.