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 At Pond Industrial Estate Whitburn Road Bathgate West Lothian EH48 2HR
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Consultation from Scottish Government on EIA screening opinion for the construction of up to a 200MW battery energy storage system and associated infrastructure
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| SCOTTISH MINISTERS DECISION - EIA NOT REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 27 Apr 2023 | View |
| EIA NOT REQUIREDDecision · PDF | 21 Mar 2023 | View |
| SITE LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 2 Mar 2023 | View |
| POND BESS PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL REPORTReport · PDF | 2 Mar 2023 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Mar 2023 | View |
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SCOTTISH MINISTERS DECISION - EIA NOT REQUIRED EIA NOT REQUIREDConditions aren’t listed here. Read the council decision notice for the full decision and conditions.
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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.