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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50 Nicolson Street Edinburgh EH8 9DT
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50 Nicolson Street Edinburgh EH8 9DT
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| REPORT OF HANDLINGReport of Handling · PDF | 21 Aug 2026 | View |
| DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF | 21 Aug 2026 | View |
| (05B) PROPOSED SECTION AND ELEVATIONSRevised Drawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (04B) PROPOSED PLANSRevised Drawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (05A) PROPOSED SECTION AND ELEVATIONSSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 14 Aug 2026 | View |
| (04A) PROPOSED PLANSSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 14 Aug 2026 | View |
| (03A) EXISTING SECTION AND ELEVATIONSRevised Drawing · PDF | 14 Aug 2026 | View |
| (02A) EXISTING FLOOR PLANSRevised Drawing · PDF | 14 Aug 2026 | View |
| (01A) LOCATION PLAN AND BLOCK PLANRevised Drawing · PDF | 14 Aug 2026 | View |
| GENERAL COMMENTGeneral Comment · PDF | 23 Jul 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINEObjection Comment · PDF | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
| NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINEObjection Comment · PDF | 14 Jul 2026 | View |
| NEIGHLIST09 - NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 29 Jun 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT - REV ABackGround Papers · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| SUPPORTING SUMMARY - REV ABackGround Papers · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| INTERNAL WASTE STORAGE AND COLLECTION STATEMENTBackGround Papers · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| KITCHEN VENTILATION AND ODOUR CONTROL STATEMENTBackGround Papers · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| NOISE IMPACT SUMMARY STATEMENT - REV ABackGround Papers · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| (05) PROPOSED SECTION AND ELEVATIONSSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| (01) LOCATION PLAN & BLOCK PLANSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION PDFApplication Form · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| OFFICER COVERING NOTE - REV ABackGround Papers · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| SUPPORTING STATEMENT - REV ABackGround Papers · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENTBackGround Papers · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| (02) EXISTING FLOOR PLANSSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| (03) EXISTING SECTION AND ELEVATIONSSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| (04) PROPOSED PLANSSuperseded Drawing · PDF | 25 Jun 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.