Local Plans

The Council has a statutory duty to prepare local plans to guide land-use within its boundary.  A local plan sets out detailed policies and specific proposals for the development and use of land that should guide day-to-day planning decisions (Scottish Executive, SPP1 - The Planning System, 2002).

There are currently six adopted local plans covering the city:

• Central Edinburgh Local Plan (adopted 29 May 1997, reviewed in 2000)
• The South East Edinburgh Local Plan (adopted 18 August 2005)
• The North East Edinburgh Local Plan (adopted 30 April 1998 and incorporating an alteration on 22 January 2004)
• The North West Edinburgh Local Plan (adopted 23 January 1992)
• The South West Edinburgh Local Plan (adopted 11 March 1993)
• The Rural West Edinburgh Local Plan (adopted 1 June 2006).

The Local Plans are regularly updated and the Council has prepared the Edinburgh City Local Plan which will replace all the existing urban area plans (Central, South East, North East, South West, and North West).

You can view the local plans in most Council libraries. You can also buy copies of the Local Plans (the cost is £10, except for the RWELP & ECLP which cost £15). Please phone 0131 529 3900 to check the cost of the plan you want to buy.

Please write to us giving the details of the Plan you want to buy and include a cheque (made payable to The City of Edinburgh Council) at:

The City of Edinburgh Council
City Development Department
Planning and Strategy 
Waverley Court
4 East Market Street
Edinburgh
EH8 8BG

Enquiries

If you have an enquiry relating to the Rural West Edinburgh Local Plan please phone 0131 469 3665 (Keith Millar) or email Strategic Planning Policy.

If you have an enquiry relating to any local plan in the urban area please phone 0131 469 3411 (Ben Wilson) or email Local Planning Policy.

Links

Local Planning Charter (PDF,338K)

Edinburgh and Lothians Structure Plan