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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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance with conditions letterP-Application Mail | 27 Nov 2014 | View |
| Approved - block planP-R-Plans · PDF | 27 Nov 2014 | View |
| Important notes revised form2P-Application Mail | 27 Nov 2014 | View |
| Decision notice - grant conditional planning permissionP-Application Mail | 27 Nov 2014 | View |
| Officer report - delegated (objections or refusal)P-Application Mail | 20 Nov 2014 | View |
| R - representation - mrs m mcneeP-R-Representations · PDF | 14 Nov 2014 | View |
| R - correspondence from applicantP-R-Application Mail · PDF | 31 Oct 2014 | View |
| Neighbour notification notice (new)P-Application Mail | 31 Oct 2014 | View |
| R - representation - bob daltonP-R-Representations · PDF | 9 Oct 2014 | View |
| R - correspondence from applicantP-R-Application Mail · PDF | 7 Oct 2014 | View |
| Consultation response - roads and transportation servicesP-Consultations · PDF | 7 Oct 2014 | View |
| Press advert - lanark gazetteP-R-Application Mail · PDF | 1 Oct 2014 | View |
| Consultation response - environmental servicesP-Consultations · PDF | 24 Sept 2014 | View |
| AdvertP-Application Mail | 23 Sept 2014 | View |
| R - correspondence from agent-vpdfP-R-Application Mail · PDF | 23 Sept 2014 | View |
| Valid letterP-Application Mail | 23 Sept 2014 | View |
| Consultation response - sp energy networkP-Consultations · PDF | 23 Sept 2014 | View |
| Letter to applicant agent re advertisement costsP-Application Mail | 23 Sept 2014 | View |
| R - application form-vpdfP-R-Application Form · PDF | 23 Sept 2014 | View |
| Neighbour notification notice (new)P-Application Mail | 23 Sept 2014 | View |
| Approved - block plan eastern substationP-Plans · PDF | 18 Sept 2014 | View |
| Approved - location plan substationsP-Plans · PDF | 18 Sept 2014 | View |
| Approved - construction details - drg no es352 a2 006-02lP-Plans · PDF | 17 Sept 2014 | View |
| Neighbours notifiedGeneral Documents | 17 Sept 2014 | View |
| Neighbour notification mapGeneral Documents | 17 Sept 2014 | 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.