Planning Guidance - Householders

Closes 3 Apr 2025

Opened 9 Jan 2025

Overview

This document sets out the Council’s expectations for householder developments.

It provides guidance for:

  • people who are thinking about making changes to their home.
  • professionals involved in the process.

What is householder development?

Work to alter or enlarge a single residential property. This includes works within the boundary or garden of a property.

Why your views matter

We want the guidance to help people understand what we require for householder development. We want the outcome of the process to be good for all users. To do this, we want to make sure the content is clear, helpful, and balanced.

Read the draft guidance

Draft Guidance for Householders

Need a different language or format?

Please email the Interpretation and Translation Service at its@edinburgh.gov.uk quoting reference 24-1284.

Give us your views

Areas

  • All Edinburgh

Audiences

  • Businesses
  • Residents
  • Road users
  • Amenity groups
  • Architects/designers
  • Built heritage groups
  • Community councils
  • Developers/investors
  • Development management statutory consultees
  • Development planning key agencies
  • Housing associations
  • Landowners
  • Natural heritage/open space
  • Neighbourhood partnerships
  • Planning consultants
  • Professional bodies
  • Scottish Government departments

Interests

  • Policies, plans and strategies
  • Flooding
  • Severe weather
  • Biodiversity
  • Landscape designations
  • Nature
  • Council and housing association homes
  • Private housing
  • Council homes
  • Building warrants
  • Conservation
  • Enforcement
  • Land and property
  • Local plans and guidelines
  • Planning applications
  • Permissions for development
  • Sustainability
  • Net Zero
  • Adaptation
  • Climate Change
  • Carbon emissions