Edinburgh Council is Scotland’s busiest planning authority, handling over 3,000 applications a year, in a city with internationally-valued built and natural heritage.
The Council is also the Statutory Addressing authority and responsible for the naming of streets in new development and the numbering of any new properties being created.
For both roles we are looking for individuals who are committed to delivering an efficient, effective and customer-focused service.
You will be responsible for handling a varied and challenging range of statutory duties for either the process of validation and handling of information for planning applications, or for naming streets, numbering properties and related services.
The upgrade of the Planning and Building Standards Portal is complete and it is now back online. However, there is a problem with the mapping functionality and this is being worked on as a matter of priority. Customers will still be able to comment, search, view and track applications via the Portal. We apologise for any inconvenience.
The weekly list of planning applications will not be issued on the week beginning Monday 8 August and you will be unable to view and comment on applications.
Relevant applications will have additional time added for comments to be made to take account of the downtime.
A temporary webpage is now in place and has the planning documents for the Local Review Body and the Development Management Sub Committee, both on Wednesday 10 August;
During this time, you will be unable to view enforcement cases or the enforcement register. Enforcement enquires can still be made using the online form.
Planning and building warrant applications can continue to be submitted online through eDevelopment.
An upgrade of Planning and Building Standards systems is planned for the period from Monday 8 August – Friday 12 August.
The upgrade will result in a number of improvements including security fixes, enhanced accessibility, an online measuring tool, and will add Local Review Body information.
The process to upgrade our systems will have an impact on the delivery of the service and the Planning and Building Standards Portal, which includes the Building Standards Register, will be unavailable during this time.
The weekly list of planning applications will not be issued on the week beginning Monday 8 August and you will be unable to view and comment on applications.
Relevant applications will have additional time added for comments to be made to take account of the downtime.
Arrangements are being put in place to ensure information will be available for the forthcoming Local Review Body and Development Management Sub Committees.
During this time, you will be unable to view enforcement cases or the enforcement register. Enforcement enquires can still be made using the online form.
Planning and building warrant applications can continue to be submitted online through eDevelopment.
On Wednesday at Planning Committee, proposals were approved to designate the City of Edinburgh Council area as a short-term let (STL) control area.
The proposal follows a consultation with the public as well as industry bodies.
The majority of respondents to the consultation were in favour of a control area, with 88% supporting the principle of it, and 85% supporting the entire City of Edinburgh Council area to be included.
A report of the consultation forms part of our Report to Planning Committee.
The designation cannot come to effect without the approval of Scottish Government. A request will be submitted to the Scottish Government requesting that the new powers are implemented in the whole of the Edinburgh area.
If the government agree with this approach, and the new legislation is implemented in the city, it will require residential property owners wholly letting a property which is not their principle home as an STL in the local authority area, to apply for planning permission for a ‘change of use’ to a short-term let.
Short-term lets of private rooms or shared rooms where the property is the only or principal home of the host will not be affected by the control area requirement. This allows for house swaps at holidays and also for the host to let out the entire property when on holiday or working away, provided the property remains their only or principal home.
If approval is given by the Scottish Government, the designation will be publicised in advance of coming into effect.
The introduction of powers to make a control area follows the Council calling for new legislation to tighten up the control of short-term lets to help manage high concentrations of secondary letting where it affects the availability of residential housing and character of a neighbourhood.
Also, it will help to restrict or prevent short-term lets in places or types of buildings where they are not appropriate as well as making sure homes are used to best effect.
Complementary to the control area legislation, the Scottish Parliament has approved legislation which will introduce a new licensing scheme requiring short-term lets to be licensed from July 2024. It will address the issues of safety, anti-social behaviour and noise.
To keep up to date with the Short-term Lets Control Area;
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