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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12 Portland Place Edinburgh EH6 6LA
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12 Portland Place Edinburgh EH6 6LA
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| NEIGHLIST09 - NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 28 Jul 2026 | View |
| 03 - EXISTING FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Jul 2026 | View |
| 04 - PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 24 Jul 2026 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTBackGround Papers · PDF | 24 Jul 2026 | View |
| 02 - BLOCK PLANDrawing | 22 Jul 2026 | View |
| 01 - LOCATIONPLANDrawing · PDF | 22 Jul 2026 | View |
| SITE PHOTOGRAPHSPhoto · PDF | 22 Jul 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 22 Jul 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.