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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Land For Proposed Seat Hill Wind Farm A70 From Carnwath To Boundary By Tarbrax West Calder South Lanarkshire
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Council sourceEIA Scoping Request for Seat Hill Wind Farm comprising up to 16 turbines with a maximum height of 200m and a generating capacity of 50MW (Section 36 Scoping Request).
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Objection from david chaffePublic Comment | 16 Sept 2026 | View |
| Site locationDrawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| Site layoutDrawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| Scoping opnionReport · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| Bare ground zone of theoretical visibility (ztv) study (lowres)Drawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| Zone of theoretical visibility (ztv) studyDrawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| Non-designated heritage assets and events within the site and 1 km study areaDrawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| Designated heritage assets, study areas and zone of theoretical visibility (ztv)Drawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| World heritage sites to 45 km and zone of theoretical visibility (ztv)Drawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| Ecological designated sites and ancient woodland within 5 km.Drawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| Habitat survey area and survey results.Drawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| Surface water featuresDrawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| River flood riskDrawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| Surface water and small watercourses floor riskDrawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| Peat depth mapDrawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| British geological survey (bgs) hydrogeology classificationDrawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| Carbon and peatland map (2016) extract.Drawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| Stage 1 peat depth surveyDrawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | 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.