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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40 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5BT
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40 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5BT
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View council mapElm 1070 - remove tree, copper beech 9187 - crown reduce west crown by 3m and crown lift over road to 4.5m, 1107 (a group) - remove 3 trees, Laburnum 1294 - reduce height by 2m, Silver maple 1293 - remove small rubbing branches and deadwood, elm 8204 - remove tree (See also 26/0412/TCO).
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| GRTPOZ -GRANT TPO DECISION LETTERDecision Notice · PDF | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION FORMApplication Form · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| DRAWING-REDUCE HEIGHT OF TREE BY 2MDrawing | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| REMOVE SMALL RUBBING BRANCHES AND DEADWOODDrawing | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| CRACK IN WALLDrawing | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| CROWN REDUCE W BY 2M AND CROWN LIFT OVER ROAD TO 4MDrawing | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| REMOVE 2 TREES AS CLOSE TO WALLDrawing | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| REMOVE TREE CAUSING WALL DAMAGEDrawing | 5 Jun 2026 | View |
| REMOVE TREEDrawing | 5 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.