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
Cogton, Stromness, Whiteness
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| SITE PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| DECISION NOTICECorrespondence · PDF | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLINGDelegated Report of Handling | 27 Aug 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENTConsultee Comment · PDF | 25 Jun 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHConsultee Comment · PDF | 17 Jun 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - NHOConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Jun 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - ARCHAEOLOGISTConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Jun 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SEPAConsultee Comment · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - MARINE DIRECTORATEConsultee Comment · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - SEPAConsultee Comment · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| CONSULTATION RESPONSE - NATURESCOTConsultee Comment · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| WORKS LICENSE APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 27 May 2025 | View |
| WORKS LICENSE APPLICATION SHETLAND TIMES ADVERTAdvert | 27 May 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTSupporting Documents · PDF | 23 May 2025 | View |
| ARCHAEOLOGY DBA AND WALKOVER SURVEYSupporting Documents · PDF | 23 May 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.