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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Chalumna Guest House 5 Granville Terrace Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 4PQ
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Chalumna Guest House 5 Granville Terrace Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 4PQ
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View council mapRemoval of existing extension and construction of new extension to a larger footprint. To create a kitchen /dining space with lantern rooflights and victorian windows with hoppers above. All materials to match existing.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| NEIGHLIST09 - NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LISTNeighbour Notification List · PDF | 15 Sept 2026 | View |
| (21) LANTERN ROOFLIGHT UPSTANDDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (19) LANTERN ROOFLIGHT RAFTER DETAILDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (20) LANTERN ROOFLIGHT RIDGE DETAILDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (04) BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (05) GF PLAN AS EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (06) FF PLAN AS EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (07) SECOND FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (03) COTTAGE FLOOR PLAN AS EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (08) FRONT ELEVATION AS EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (09) GABLES ELEVATION AS EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (10) REAR ELEVATION AS EXISTINGDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (01) LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (22) PROPOSED LANTERN ROOFLIGHTDrawing | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (11) BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (12) GF PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (13) FF PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (14) SECOND FLOOR PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (15) GABLE ELEVATION AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (18) REAR ELEVATION AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (16) GABLE ELEVATION AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (17) GABLE ELEVATION AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION PDFApplication Form · PDF | 7 Sept 2026 | View |
| (02) SITE PLAN AS PROPOSEDDrawing · PDF | 7 Sept 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.