Example here QGIS v3.40 Bratislava Opening projects in QGIS can result in multiple and continual requests to authenticate every database connected to a project. This gets old quickly. You will…
It is February 2019 and I had written about using pgrouting to display the shortest distance between 2 points on a network using Postgres and the Ordnance Survey Network on…
1. Prior Notification What it is: A simpler process where the developer notifies the local planning authority (LPA) of their intention to carry out certain types of permitted development. Purpose:…
Importance of the Audit The Housing Land Audit is an annual count of future housing coming forward and a record of historical completions on former site. It is a principle…
Simple Question : Using automation can we get an idea of completions on Scotlands Housing Land Supply sites only from open source data? Here I use the Ordnance Survey's Open…
Requirements - psql tooling installed locally link It continues to be outrageously easy to use AI to help create tools that assist in daily tasks. Here I create a simple…
After submission of a planning application householder and larger applications neighbours and interested parties have the right to comment in support, objecting to or neutrally on an application. What is…
Requirements : psql tooling installed locally link Identify the shape file you are wanting to import move it to a c:\shp\ directory and then using your known server parameters run…
Time limits on existing planning permissions - General Rule 3 years Section 58(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, as amended 1st October 2022, provides that grant…
Its possible to limit the number of layers that are brought back from a capabilities request to a Geoserver. I have not been able to limit to an individual layer…
The Peak District published a comprehensive policy document on the complexity of determining what is ancillary and what is not. Link below Peak District - Residential Annexes - Supplementary Planning…
MY PREFERRED METHOD (Databases or Tables- here from Windows client) Overview (click to go straight to STEP) STEP 1 : Preparation STEP 2 : Make the Dump File* STEP 3 :…
One of the most common planning applications councils receive is for development within the grounds of a property. In order to be considered as a householder planning application those structures…
Prior to even submitting a planning application a significant amount of information needs to be collected. Time and money needs to be budgeted for this process. I have attempted to…
The NPPF4 contains two maps identifying the National developments in Scotland - I talk a bit about hierarchy of development link here and how these developments fit into development within…
This blog focuses on Town Planning but anyone actually wanting to complete a development of any kind must take into consideration Building Warrants in the development process In parallel to…
"Developers have to consult too many organisations on too wide a range of issue, the Treasury said." Quote from the Independent on Sunday 26 January 2025 full article link below;…
The Scottish Government has published revised guidance on Housing Land Audit Preparation 20th January 2025 This is worth reading if you are involved in planning in Scotland either in a…
The process by which a development gets planning permission is influenced by its class of development - National, Major or Local. That classification is defined through legislation. The Town and…
The Scottish Government requests that all planning authorities within their jurisdiction classify applications according to a particular development type which they defined in correspondence to Local authorities. Planning Performance Statistics…
I have been a contributor to the Open Street Map dataset on a very minor level for about 8 years now and I would recomend it to anyone doing research…
If you haven't used it before Overpass Turbo is a website that allows the user to interrogate the global OpenStreetMap database. This is excellent for identifying at scale building types…
Following on the theme of using Openstreet map to identify spatial context of building here's the syntax to identify schools within a bounding box defined as your selected field of…
In our development and with regard to planning I know that City of Edinburgh carefully consider refuse disposal in housing site design. Waste disposal areas are easily accessible to residents…
Internationally recognized examples of good practice in urban design and pedestrian access. Here are some notable examples : (Researched using ChatGPT) 1. Copenhagen, Denmark Focus on Active Transportation: Copenhagen is…
NEW Charge Rates ALL Scottish Planning Authorities from 12 December 2024 Please be aware that from 12 December 2024 new rates came into force - Category and Methodology did NOT…
Legislation in Scotland is The Caravan Sites Act 1968 [1968 c. 52] The Caravan Sites Act 1968 (Amendment of Definition of Caravan) (Scotland) Order 2019 [2019 No. 295] Mobile Homes…
PANs / Circulars / Creating Places and Designing Streets are more specific derivations of the principles laid out in NPPF4 and Scot Gov Planning Policy PAN(s) – Planning Advice Notes…
Planning Circular 3/2012 - Planning obligations and good neighbour agreements Planning obligations made under section 75 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) should only be…
Users should carefully review any links to legislation when investigating specific points of interest as legislation may or may not be consolidated and release of new legislation tends to be…