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 1 Abington Road Symington
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| R - application form_vpdfP-R-Application Form · PDF | 9 Jan 2012 | View |
| Important notes revised form2P-Application Mail | 12 Apr 2011 | View |
| Approved - site plan, location plan and gate detail - rev aP-R-Plans · PDF | 12 Apr 2011 | View |
| Approved - ground floor plan - proposedP-R-Plans · PDF | 12 Apr 2011 | View |
| Approved - elevations, sections and roof plan - proposedP-R-Plans · PDF | 12 Apr 2011 | View |
| Decision notice - grant conditional planning permissionP-Application Mail | 12 Apr 2011 | View |
| Approved - first floor plan - proposed - rev bP-R-Plans · PDF | 12 Apr 2011 | View |
| Compliance with conditions letterP-Application Mail | 12 Apr 2011 | View |
| Consultation response - roads and transportationP-Consultations | 25 Mar 2011 | View |
| Officer reportP-Application Mail | 18 Mar 2011 | View |
| R - correspondence from agent_vpdfP-R-Application Mail · PDF | 25 Feb 2011 | View |
| Additional neighbour notification notice to b gourlayP-Application Mail | 6 Jan 2011 | View |
| Additional neighbour notification notice to donald marshall & jacqueline marshalP-Application Mail | 6 Jan 2011 | View |
| R - correspondence from agentP-R-Application Mail · PDF | 22 Dec 2010 | View |
| R - correspondence from agent_vpdfP-R-Application Mail · PDF | 22 Oct 2010 | View |
| R - correspondence from symington community council_vpdfP-R-Application Mail · PDF | 8 Oct 2010 | View |
| R - representation - bryan gourlay_vpdfP-R-Representations · PDF | 21 Sept 2010 | View |
| R - representation - d & j marshall_vpdfP-R-Representations · PDF | 21 Sept 2010 | View |
| Newspaper advert - lanark & carluke gazetteP-Application Mail · PDF | 9 Sept 2010 | View |
| R - site and location plan_vpdf (superseded)P-R-Plans · PDF | 8 Sept 2010 | View |
| Location plan and site plan (superseded)P-R-Plans · PDF | 27 Aug 2010 | View |
| Letter to applicant agent re advertisement costsP-Application Mail | 27 Aug 2010 | View |
| First floor plan - proposed (rev. a) (superseded)P-R-Plans · PDF | 27 Aug 2010 | View |
| Advert scheduleP-Application Mail | 27 Aug 2010 | View |
| Elevations and sections - proposed (superseded)P-R-Plans · PDF | 27 Aug 2010 | View |
| Neighbour notification noticeP-Application Mail | 27 Aug 2010 | View |
| Neighbours notifiedGeneral Documents | 27 Aug 2010 | View |
| Valid letterP-Application Mail | 27 Aug 2010 | View |
| Neighbour notification mapGeneral Documents | 27 Aug 2010 | 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.