Social Value Ideas for Edinburgh City Council

City Plan 2030 Policy Adoption Impact

City Plan 2030 was formally adopted on 7 November 2024 and supersedes previous Local Development Plan policies. This introduced significant changes affecting the application including: new sustainabil…

“City Plan 2030 was formally adopted on the 7th of November and it supersedes the policies relating to the LDP set out in the report of handling.”

Non-Statutory Guidance for Businesses (2023) - Short-Term Let Assessment Criteria

New non-statutory guidance for businesses (2023) establishes criteria for assessing short-term let applications including: character of use and wider area, property size, pattern of activity (occupant…

“the non-statutory guidelines for guidance for businesses from 2023 states that an assessment of a change of use of dwellings to short term, let will h…”

Planning Application Refusal - 1 Redhues Avenue Data Centre

Planning application for green data centre refused by Development Management Sub-Committee on 4 February 2026 on three grounds: (1) Contrary to NPF4 Policy 1 - failure to adequately address climate em…

“I'm going to be proposing when we go formal the fact that we do reject this application on place 19 and NPF 1 and 2... It is refused on the grounds, t…”

Dundee Street Mixed-Use Development - Planning Permission

Planning application approved for demolition of existing buildings and construction of major mixed-use development at 185-287 Dundee Street, Edinburgh. Development includes 206 student accommodation u…

“This application is for the demolition of existing buildings and erection of accommodation, sui generis with commercial and retail floorspace at class…”

West Edinburgh Transport Contribution Zone

Development applicant required to contribute £173,769 to West Edinburgh Transport Contribution Zone. This funding supports wider transport infrastructure improvements and junction widening in the west…

“the applicant will be required to contribute 358,035 pounds to Edinburgh Tram and 173 pounds 769 to the west Edinburgh transport contribution zone”

Ratho bus service tender

Officers reported that the supported bus service trial for Ratho had gone back out to tender after the first tender round failed to secure an acceptable combination of service and price. The specifica…

“Thank you very much, Councillor Glasgow. Obviously, I have got interest in this field as well because it's very much a ward issue for the residents of…”

Edinburgh Tram Contribution

Development applicant required to contribute £358,035 to Edinburgh Tram infrastructure as part of planning permission conditions. This contribution is for public transport enhancement in support of su…

“the applicant will be required to contribute 358,035 pounds to Edinburgh Tram”

Housing allocations policy suspension

Suspension of Ed Index housing allocations policy for non-priority applicants due to non-compliance with housing legislation and capacity crisis in temporary accommodation. Policy affects approximatel…

“the approach outlined in 4 .4 .53 will be adopted until at least the 13th of June 2025”

Non-compliance with Housing Scotland Act and unsuitable accommodation order

Council has not been compliant with housing legislation for several years. Last compliance with Housing Scotland Act was briefly in May 2023. Council risks legal action and regulatory intervention if …

“The last time we were complying with the Housing Scotland Act in terms of accommodating was May 2023, and that was for a very short period. It wasn't …”

Loss of Residential Accommodation Policy (NPF4 Policy 30E Part 2)

Multiple applications discussed demonstrate consistent application of NPF4 Policy 30E Part 2, which requires that where there is a loss of residential accommodation, this will only be supported where …

“NPA for policy for the part 2 requires that where there is a loss of residential accommodation this will only be supported where the losses outweighed…”