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
Davidson House 266 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH14 1DT
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Davidson House 266 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH14 1DT
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View council mapErection of new 50 bedroom care home (Class 8) including the formation of an improved access, car and bicycle parking and landscaped garden ground.
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|---|---|---|
| SCOTTISH WATER COMMENTConsultation · PDF | 24 Aug 2026 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTBackGround Papers · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL METHOD STATEMENTBackGround Papers · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTBackGround Papers · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| DRAWING ISSUE SHEETCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (16) PROPOSED DRAINAGE LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (18) PRE DEVELOPMENT FLOW PATHSDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (15) PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT ON TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEYDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (04) PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (01) LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (13) OVERSHADOWING ANALYSIS - SPRING EQUINOXDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (14) OVERSHADOWING ANALYSIS - SUMMER EQUINOXDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| PDE CAPACITY REVIEWBackGround Papers · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (17) PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT - ORIENTATED TRUE NORTHDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (03) PROPOSED SITE LAYOUTDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (19) POST DEVELOPMENT FLOW PATHSDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (22) INDICATIVE LANDSCAPE MASTERPLANDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (21) PLANTING PROPOSALS AND SPECIFICATIONDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (02) SITE BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (05) PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (06) PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (07) PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (08) SITE AND BUILDING SECTION A-ADrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (09) SITE AND BUILDING SECTION B-BDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (11) PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (10) SITE AND BUILDING SECTIONS CC - FFDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (20) LANDSCAPE AREA ANALYSISDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| (12) BUILDING SETTING OUT ANALYSISDrawing · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| SUPPORTING STATEMENTBackGround Papers · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION PDFApplication Form · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISALBackGround Papers · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PLANBackGround Papers · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| SUPPORTING STATEMENT - PROXIMITY TO WATER MAINBackGround Papers · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENTBackGround Papers · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| SWMP CHECKLISTBackGround Papers · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| TREE SURVEY AND ARBORICULTURAL CONSTRAINTSBackGround Papers · PDF | 19 Aug 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.