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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39, 41 Melville Street Lock Up 1 - 5 53 - 61 Melville Street Lane Edinburgh
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39, 41 Melville Street Lock Up 1 - 5 53 - 61 Melville Street Lane Edinburgh
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| PLANNING STATEMENT 28_08Report · PDF | 28 Aug 2026 | View |
| DESIGN AND HERITAGE STATEMENTBackGround Papers · PDF | 26 Aug 2026 | View |
| 02 - DOWNTAKINGS PLAN - GARAGESDrawing · PDF | 26 Aug 2026 | View |
| 01 - LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 26 Aug 2026 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTBackGround Papers · PDF | 26 Aug 2026 | View |
| 05 - PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR AND SECOND FLOOR OF MEWS PLANDrawing · PDF | 26 Aug 2026 | View |
| 04 - PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN AND FIRST FLOOR OF MEWSDrawing · PDF | 26 Aug 2026 | View |
| 03 - PROPOSED LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN AND GROUND FLOOR OF MEWSDrawing · PDF | 26 Aug 2026 | View |
| 07 - PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION - MELVILLE ST LANEDrawing · PDF | 26 Aug 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 26 Aug 2026 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISALBackGround Papers · PDF | 26 Aug 2026 | View |
| 06 - PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 26 Aug 2026 | View |
| 08 - PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION - MEWSDrawing · PDF | 26 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.