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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Poniel Substation Adjacent To B7078 Douglas Lanark
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Important notes revised form2P-Application Mail | 15 Feb 2016 | View |
| Decision notice - grant conditional planning permissionP-Application Mail | 15 Feb 2016 | View |
| Compliance with conditions letterP-Application Mail | 15 Feb 2016 | View |
| Approved - poneil site layout (drg no. qas133917-(1), rev. b)P-Plans · PDF | 3 Feb 2016 | View |
| Officer reportP-Application Mail | 3 Feb 2016 | View |
| Press advert - lanark gazetteP-R-Application Mail · PDF | 13 Jan 2016 | View |
| Press advert - lanark and carluke advertiserP-R-Application Mail · PDF | 29 Dec 2015 | View |
| R - application formP-R-Application Form · PDF | 17 Dec 2015 | View |
| (superseded) poneil site plan qas133917-(1) - rev a -P-Plans · PDF | 16 Dec 2015 | View |
| AdvertP-Application Mail | 16 Dec 2015 | View |
| Valid letterP-Application Mail | 16 Dec 2015 | View |
| Alternative site location - drg no qas133917-(1) rev aP-Plans · PDF | 16 Dec 2015 | View |
| R - representation - a muirheadP-R-Representations · PDF | 19 Oct 2015 | View |
| Invalid application letterP-Application Mail | 24 Aug 2015 | View |
| Location planP-Plans · PDF | 24 Aug 2015 | View |
| Approved - location planP-Plans · PDF | 24 Aug 2015 | View |
| Poniel substation - revised land certificateP - Application Form · PDF | 21 Aug 2015 | View |
| Invalid application letterP-Application Mail | 3 Aug 2015 | View |
| Invalid application letterP-Application Mail | 3 Aug 2015 | View |
| Application summaryP-Application Mail · PDF | 29 Jul 2015 | View |
| Location plan - drg qas 133917 - (1)P-Plans · PDF | 29 Jul 2015 | View |
| Application formP - Application Form · PDF | 29 Jul 2015 | View |
| Approved - technical information planP-Plans · PDF | 29 Jul 2015 | View |
| Approved - substation plans and elevations (drg no. qas 133917-(2)-003, rev. a)P-Plans · PDF | 29 Jul 2015 | 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.