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
Fetlar Kirk
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Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceInternal alterations including conversion of existing vestry to provide new accessible toilet, alterations to store walls; remove 3 no. rows of pews in church hall; carry out ceiling & cornicing repairs; install replacement cornicing and lath; install new floor, wall and ceiling insulation; essential ceiling repairs. External alterations including installation of replacement door, replacement roof lights; new conservation rooflight; install replacement roof finish; install new gravel path to access the new toilet; carryout essential wall, window and roof repairs, install new roof insulation, and retrospective removal of cornice and repairs to coomb ceiling.
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|---|---|---|
| EXISTING AND PROPOSED DOOR DETAILSApproved Plans · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANApproved Plans · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| CEILING REPAIR DETAILS_REVAApproved Plans · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| DETAILED LAYOUT - WCApproved Plans · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTIONS ELEVATIONSApproved Plans · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE LAYOUTApproved Plans · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SECTIONS ELEVATIONSApproved Plans · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SITE LAYOUTApproved Plans · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| DESIGN STATEMENTApproved Detail · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORT OF HANDLINGDelegated Report of Handling · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| OUTLINE SPEC SCOPE OF WORKS - REVASupporting Documents · PDF | 17 Dec 2025 | View |
| HES - COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 29 Oct 2025 | View |
| COPY ADVERT EDINBURGH GAZETTEAdvert · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| COPY ADVERT SHETLAND TIMESAdvert · PDF | 24 Oct 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED SCOPE OF WORKSSuperseded Report · PDF | 10 Oct 2025 | View |
| SUPERSEDED CEILING REPAIR DETAILSSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 10 Oct 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION PDFApplication Form · PDF | 10 Oct 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.