We are currently updating some of our planning guidance documents and would like to hear your views on the new draft versions.
The online consultation closes next week on 3 April 2025.
Your views will help us finalise the updates to these guidance documents:
Edinburgh Design Guidance – Guidance for design and placemaking in new developments. This is to make sure we have places that work well and create good places to live. (Photo courtesy of 7N Architects, © Leo Paredes Photography). 
Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas – Guidance to support works to a listed building or within a conservation area. This is to make sure we look after our historic buildings and places. 
Guidance for Householders – Guidance for development undertaken by individual householders. This includes work to existing houses and gardens.
You can view the draft-for-consultation documents here:
Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas Guidance
You can comment on any or all of them online here.
In response to the National Planning Framework 4, City Plan 2030 and the City Mobility Plan, we have reviewed the guidance documents to make sure they align with the aims and outcomes of the plans.
We have also updated the draft guidance to respond to the climate and nature emergencies. This includes:
- Minimising energy used in the construction, maintenance and use of buildings.
- Adapting to the changing climate, including sustainable drainage.
- Supporting biodiversity and good green space.
- Enabling sustainable transport.
Our advice on how we make spaces safer for everyone has also been updated.
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