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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298 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH13 0LE
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298 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH13 0LE
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View council mapYew, Height 10m, spread 13m, DBH 750mm reduce spread to the south by 1.5m, tapering the reduction to the sides to leave a natural form., 2 Cherry, Prunus Sp., Height 7m, spread 9m, DBH 220, 230mm reduce spread to SE to remove overhang over the building reduce spread to the east by 1m. Laurel, 2 No. Height 4m, spread 3m each, DBH 120-190mm. Multi-stem. 6-8 stems per tree reduce height to level with the top of the wall. Reduce spread by 0.5m.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| NMTCOZ - NOT MAKE A TPO DECISION LETTERDecision Notice · PDF | 7 Aug 2026 | View |
| A LOCATION PLANDrawing | 23 Jul 2026 | View |
| PHOTO OF T1 AND T2 VIEWED FROM THE EAST SOUTH EASTPhoto | 23 Jul 2026 | View |
| T1 AND T2 VIEWED FROM THE SOUTH EASTPhoto | 23 Jul 2026 | View |
| PHOTO OF T2 OVERHANG VIEWED FROM THE EASTPhoto | 23 Jul 2026 | View |
| PHOTO OF T2 STEMPhoto | 23 Jul 2026 | View |
| PHOTO PF T2 VIEWED FROM THE WESTPhoto | 23 Jul 2026 | View |
| PHOTO OF T2 VIEWED FROM UNDER T1Photo | 23 Jul 2026 | View |
| PHOTO OF T3 VIEWED FROM THE SOUTH EASTPhoto | 23 Jul 2026 | View |
| APPLICATION PDFApplication Form · PDF | 23 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.