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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PF1 13 Balfour Street Edinburgh EH6 5DG
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PF1 13 Balfour Street Edinburgh EH6 5DG
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View council mapRetrospective change of use from flat (sui generis) to short-term let (sui generis) and to reinstate the infilled doorway with a new entrance door.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| REFUSED DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGReport of Handling · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINEObjection Comment · PDF | 24 Mar 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINEObjection Comment · PDF | 24 Mar 2026 | View |
| NEIGHLIST09 - NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 6 Mar 2026 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTBackGround Papers · PDF | 5 Mar 2026 | View |
| (06) FRONT ELEVATION AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2026 | View |
| (05) GROUND FLOOR PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2026 | View |
| (02) SITE PLAN AS EXISTING AND PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2026 | View |
| (03) GROUND FLOOR AS EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2026 | View |
| 24-27 PHOTO OF FRONT ELEVATIONPhoto · PDF | 5 Mar 2026 | View |
| (04) FRONT ELEVATION AS EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2026 | View |
| (01) LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.