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.
Council planning record
5 Piershill Place Edinburgh EH8 7EH
Last published check: 21 Sept 2026, 04:37. Check the council record for more recent changes.
5 Piershill Place Edinburgh EH8 7EH
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View council mapChange of use of existing church (Victory House Chapel) and conversion to create a two-bedroom flat.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| LEFULZ- LEGAL AGREEMENT PENDING FULCorrespondence · PDF | 16 Sept 2026 | View |
| MTG EMAIL TO SOLICITORCorrespondence · PDF | 16 Sept 2026 | View |
| REPORT OF HANDLINGReport of Handling · PDF | 16 Sept 2026 | View |
| DAYLIGHTING SECTION NO SKY LINE TESTBackGround Papers · PDF | 6 Aug 2026 | View |
| 05 - GABLE ELEVATION AS PROPOSEDRevised Drawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2026 | View |
| DAYLIGHT SECTION 25 DEGREE TESTBackGround Papers · PDF | 5 Aug 2026 | View |
| 04A - FLAT AS PROPOSEDRevised Drawing · PDF | 5 Aug 2026 | View |
| NEIGHLIST09 - NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 6 May 2026 | View |
| 01 - LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 4 May 2026 | View |
| FRONT ELEVATIONPhoto | 4 May 2026 | View |
| PART REAR ELEVATIONPhoto | 4 May 2026 | View |
| 02 - SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 4 May 2026 | View |
| 03 - EXISTING CHURCH PLAN AND ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 4 May 2026 | View |
| 04 - FLAT AS PROPOSEDSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 4 May 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 4 May 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION COVERING LETTERBackGround Papers · PDF | 4 May 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.