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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37 Melville Street Edinburgh
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37 Melville Street Edinburgh
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View council mapInternal alterations to an existing bathroom on the second floor. Re-instating a cupola and roof light. Replacing existing windows on the North and South elevations. Drainage alterations to convert two office spaces to WC's (as amended).
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| RELBCZ- REFUSE LBC NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGReport of Handling · PDF | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINEObjection Comment · PDF | 27 Apr 2025 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINEObjection Comment · PDF | 27 Apr 2025 | View |
| HES CONSConsultation · PDF | 14 Apr 2025 | View |
| 02-EXISTING PLANSDrawing · PDF | 21 Mar 2025 | View |
| 04-EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 21 Mar 2025 | View |
| 03-EXISTING SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 21 Mar 2025 | View |
| 05-PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 21 Mar 2025 | View |
| 08-PROPOSED MEWS ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 21 Mar 2025 | View |
| 07-PROPOSED SECTIONDrawing · PDF | 21 Mar 2025 | View |
| 01-LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 21 Mar 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION PDFApplication Form · PDF | 21 Mar 2025 | View |
| 06-PROPOSED PLANSDrawing · PDF | 21 Mar 2025 | View |
| 09-PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 21 Mar 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.