Planning Guidance - Edinburgh Design Guidance

Overview

This guidance sets out the Council’s expectations for design quality in development. It is structured around two themes:

• Sustainable Places
• Liveable Places

It aims to promote good place-making by:

• Providing guidance on how to comply with planning policies.
• Guiding the approach to the design of streets, spaces and buildings.
• Explaining key ideas that need to be considered.
• Giving examples of good quality design.

Why your views matter

We want the guidance to help people understand what we require for the various types of developments. We want the outcome of development 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Read the draft guidance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 Edinburgh Design Guidance

Need a different language or format?

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