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What the teams do Major applications The City is split in to four key development areas in the west, waterfront, east and central for major developments. Typically, these teams manage large planning proposals and initiatives, with the potential for new places to be created. Local, householder, listed building applications and enforcement issues The applications and enquiries are handled by teams in the east and west of the City. Typically, these teams manage applications such as house extensions, new uses and smaller new build developments. The teams also deal with listed building applications and enforcement enquiries. Development Plan This team is responsible for the Council’s input to the City region’s Strategic Development Plan and the preparation of the City’s Local Development Plan. It manages the Local Development Plan Action Programme which sets out what is needed to deliver the Plan. The team also prepares guidance to support policies including supplementary guidance on Developer Contributions. Spatial Policy This team has a strategic focus and brings together transport, planning and air quality policy development. The focus is on creating excellent places and the team promotes the Place Standard, high standards of public realm and high standards of design. Planning Initiatives This team has responsibility for the built and natural heritage and has a key role in promoting conservation policy, ensuring high standards of landscape design, co-ordinating the implementation of the Biodiversity Action Plan and also the processing of tree and high hedge applications. The team also works collaboratively on Edinburgh’s two World Heritage Sites. Service Development and Appeals This team manages the review of local planning applications (local reviews) and appeals against planning refusals. The team leads on service improvement, community engagement, co-ordinating complaints, communications (web and social media), customer care, and reporting on performance. Planning and Building Standards online Most of the information about what we do and how to apply for permission is available on our website. Here you can also find out more about the policies we use to make decisions. You can also view and comment on live applications and view historic records to see what permissions are in place. • Planning www.edinburgh.gov.uk/planning • Building Standards www.edinburgh.gov.uk/buildingstandards • Reporting possible breaches in planning control www.edinburgh.gov.uk/planningenforcement • Historic planning records www.edinburgh.gov.uk/historicplanningrecords Introduction The Planning and Building Standards service has an area focus with teams based on an east and west split allocated across the City to deal with planning and building warrant applications. Major applications are handled in central, west, east and waterfront areas of the city. The service also has a city wide function progressing key areas such as the Development Plan and Placemaking. Full details can be found in this leaflet of what the teams do. The Planning & Building Standards Service July 2018 Planning and Building Standards Contact Details Team/Area email address phone Public enquiries [email protected] 0131 529 3550 Planning application enquiries - email case officer - details in weekly list Contact Details for Managers Chief Planning Officer and Development Management West Area Service Manager [email protected] 0131 529 3948 Development Management East Area Service Manager [email protected] 0131 469 3590 City Wide Service Manager [email protected] 0131 469 3721 Building Standards Service Manager [email protected] 0131 529 3679 Majors Development East [email protected] 0131 529 3911 Major Developments Waterfront [email protected] 0131 529 3146 Major Developments Central [email protected] 0131 529 3516 Major Developments West [email protected] 0131 529 3612 Local Developments and Listed Buildings East [email protected] 0131 529 3916 Local Developments and Listed Buildings West [email protected] 0131 529 3909 Householder and Enforcement East [email protected] 0131 529 3521 Householder and Enforcement West [email protected] 0131 529 3721 Building Standards north-east [email protected] 0131 529 4888 Building Standards south-east [email protected] 0131 529 4886 Building Standards north-west [email protected] 0131 529 4285 Building Standards south-west [email protected] 0131 529 4532 Development Plan [email protected] 0131 469 3611 Service Development and Appeals [email protected] 0131 469 3723 Spatial Policy [email protected] 0131 469 3636 Planning Initiatives [email protected] 0131 469 3613
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What the teams doMajor applications
The City is split in to four key development areas in the west, waterfront, east and central for major developments. Typically, these teams manage large planning proposals and initiatives, with the potential for new places to be created.
Local, householder, listed building applications and enforcement issues
The applications and enquiries are handled by teams in the east and west of the City. Typically, these teams manage applications such as house extensions, new uses and smaller new build developments. The teams also deal with listed building applications and enforcement enquiries.
Development Plan
This team is responsible for the Council’s input to the City region’s Strategic Development Plan and the preparation of the City’s Local Development Plan. It manages the Local Development Plan Action Programme which sets out what is needed to deliver the Plan. The team also prepares guidance to support policies including supplementary guidance on Developer Contributions.
Spatial Policy
This team has a strategic focus and brings together transport, planning and air quality policy development. The focus is on creating excellent places and the team promotes the Place Standard, high standards of public realm and high standards of design.
Planning Initiatives
This team has responsibility for the built and natural heritage and has a key role in promoting conservation policy, ensuring high standards of landscape design, co-ordinating the implementation of the Biodiversity Action Plan and also the processing of tree and high hedge applications. The team also works collaboratively on Edinburgh’s two World Heritage Sites.
Service Development and Appeals
This team manages the review of local planning applications (local reviews) and appeals against planning refusals. The team leads on service improvement, community engagement, co-ordinating complaints, communications (web and social media), customer care, and reporting on performance.
Planning and Building Standards online Most of the information about what we do and how to apply for permission is available on our website. Here you can also find out more about the policies we use to make decisions. You can also view and comment on live applications and view historic records to see what permissions are in place.
• Planningwww.edinburgh.gov.uk/planning
• BuildingStandardswww.edinburgh.gov.uk/buildingstandards
• Reportingpossiblebreachesinplanningcontrolwww.edinburgh.gov.uk/planningenforcement
• Historicplanningrecordswww.edinburgh.gov.uk/historicplanningrecords
Introduction The Planning and Building Standards service has an area focus with teams based on an east and west split allocated across the City to deal with planning and building warrant applications. Major applications are handled in central, west, east and waterfront areas of the city.
The service also has a city wide function progressing key areas such as the Development Plan and Placemaking. Full details can be found in this leaflet of what the teams do.
The Planning & Building Standards Service
July 2018
Planning and Building Standards Contact Details Team/Area email address phone
Public enquiries [email protected] 0131 529 3550
Planning application enquiries - email case officer - details in weekly list
Contact Details for Managers
Chief Planning Officer and Development Management West Area Service Manager [email protected] 0131 529 3948
Development Management East Area Service Manager [email protected] 0131 469 3590
City Wide Service Manager [email protected] 0131 469 3721
Building Standards Service Manager [email protected] 0131 529 3679
Majors Development East [email protected] 0131 529 3911
Major Developments Waterfront [email protected] 0131 529 3146
Major Developments Central [email protected] 0131 529 3516
Major Developments West [email protected] 0131 529 3612
Local Developments and Listed Buildings East [email protected] 0131 529 3916
Local Developments and Listed Buildings West [email protected] 0131 529 3909
Householder and Enforcement East [email protected] 0131 529 3521
Householder and Enforcement West [email protected] 0131 529 3721
Building Standards north-east [email protected] 0131 529 4888
Building Standards south-east [email protected] 0131 529 4886
Building Standards north-west [email protected] 0131 529 4285
Building Standards south-west [email protected] 0131 529 4532
Development Plan [email protected] 0131 469 3611
Service Development and Appeals [email protected] 0131 469 3723
Spatial Policy [email protected] 0131 469 3636
Planning Initiatives [email protected] 0131 469 3613
Planning:Major Applications
Majors Waterfront Majors Central Majors East Majors West
Almond
Forth Leith
LeithWalk
City Centre
Inverleith
Corstorphine/MurrayfieldDrumbrae/
Gyle
Sighthill/Gorgie
Pentland HillsColinton/
Fairmilehead
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
Meadows /Morningside
Southside/Newington
Liberton/Gilmerton
Craigentinny/Duddingston
Portobello/Craigmillar
The City is split into the four key development areas in the west, waterfront, east and city centre for major developments.
Building Standards:Building Warrants
North East South East South West North West
Almond
Forth Leith
LeithWalk
City Centre
Inverleith
Corstorphine/MurrayfieldDrumbrae/
Gyle
Sighthill/Gorgie
Pentland HillsColinton/
Fairmilehead
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
Meadows /Morningside
Southside/Newington
Liberton/Gilmerton
Craigentinny/Duddingston
Portobello/Craigmillar
Building warrant applications and enquires are handled by four area teams.
Planning:Local, householder,
listed building applications and
enforcement issues
West Team East Team
Almond
Forth Leith
LeithWalk
City Centre
Inverleith
Corstorphine/MurrayfieldDrumbrae/
Gyle
Sighthill/Gorgie
Pentland HillsColinton/
Fairmilehead
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
Meadows /Morningside
Southside/Newington
Liberton/Gilmerton
Craigentinny/Duddingston
Portobello/Craigmillar
These applications and enquiries are handled by teams in the east and west of the City.
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PLANNING & BUILDING STANDARDS STRUCTURE
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