Vibe CODED Consultation Checker I had previously written notes on what consultations are required from what differing types of planning applications, turns out that was back in 2024. I was…
Relevant to some householders applications & some full planning applications Only applies when a planning application has been decided through delegated powers (householder / planning application ) and the applicant is unhappy with the decision they…
Here I have collected some of the legislative guidance on what is permitted in terms of Electric Car Charging points for domestic properties / I also include a link to…
BRE – Building Research Establishment The new BRE guidelines for Daylight & Sunlight 2022 have been amended to incorporate updates from the British Standard for Daylighting in Buildings (BS EN17037) issued in June…
Links to Scottish Planning Authority Local Plan information City of Edinburgh Local Development Plan 2030 (Adopted November 2024) (Direct Link to ARCGIS online map) City of Glasgow Development Plan (adopted…
Most legal agreements relating to land deals and developer contributions contain a paragraph that allows for the return of moneys if money collected by an authority has not been spent…
Scotland Overview - April 19 2023 there was a talk titled Delivering NPF4 & achieving net-zero through behavioural change The UK collaborative centre for housing evidence and the housing and…
Here is a table listing the specified pieces of legislation, some linked to the legislative source, along with their approximate lengths: Legislation / Selected Frameworks and CircularsApproximate LengthThe Town and…
This Guide in PDF FormatDownload . A significant number of authorities in the UK have the same software that allows members of the public viewing access to most of their…
Procedure for making online comments Register online at the public planning portal sign in and then navigate to the application you are interested in e.g. 0816/FUL/24 Using your online account…
I thought it would be fun to show you the kind of things that I am using AI for. Here I take a visual basic script that created a set…
Introduction In terms of the Housing Land Audit , Employment land and Vacant and Derelict land it is important to quickly identify what constraints/policies and education catchment areas a site…
Once you have your data in an Enterprise Grade database sharing that information becomes important. Some vendors, in particular Digital mapping SAAS vendors want you to transfer your data into…
Firstly the below legislation requires authorities to advertise planning applications in specific circumstances. The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure)(Scotland) Regulations 2013 Part 4 Regulation 20 Publication of application by…
Firstly we need to allow for the extension on the server.Within the Azure portal navigate to server parameters Search for azure.extensions Select which extensions to addREMEMBER to save before exit! Wait…
Planning in the UK has for a long time suffered from a classic siloing of data by authority resulting in slow and varied analysis of information. Authorities relied on talented…
Geoserver has this really great feature whereby admins are able to create views that are held with the configuration of the Geoserver but separate from the database. This allows admins…
This post is a brief description of my findings on setting up Geoserver from scratch and some particular points on setting it up for an Oracle connection. I hope it…
Pros I recently started using ArcGIS Online (AGOL), a platform that seems to be widely regarded as a solid choice for online mapping. So far, I’ve found its user interface…
Why you need it? You want to record procedures, you need multiple people to access one source, you are struggling with version control with your current sources, you need to…
Some general links to planning related blogs City of Edinburgh Council Blog Lichefields Planning Matters Blog Dentons UK Planning Law Blog Martin Goodall's Planning Law Blog #planoraks Sam Stafford's Blog…
Historical Environment Scotland Map Portal – Listed building / Conservation Areas / Scheduled Ancient Monuments Coal Authority Interactive Map Viewer – Coal Mining Risk Assessment High Risk Areas Sites of Special Scientific…
A lot of organisations don’t realise this but nearly all simple datasets with more than 10 records with 10 distinct attributes which need to be regularly edited by one or…
Immutable Identification of Maximum/Latest Minimum/Earliest As you gain experience with SQL and database queries, their power becomes increasingly evident. However, it's important to understand that there are both optimal and…
This is a slightly more advanced topic looking at something called psql which is a set of bundled command line tools required if you need to undertake some basic database…
This is my attempt at creating a Postgres database schema that can be used by any authority or planning agency to record all development contribution policies. It is more likely…
DigitalTownPlanning.net is a website documenting my personal interest in selected aspects of urban planning with a general focus on examples of good urban design, legislation, spatial planning and planning applied…
Same as every other IP checker except mine doesn't have adverts and it has a nice copy button! IP Attribute
For electricity utility providers a signfiicant amount of their projects will be carried out using statutory undertaker permitted development rights rather than full planning permission. AI continues to improve at…
There is a great deal of confusion surrounding short-term lets in Scotland. This stems from the fact that planning permission itself is not a new requirement. Planning permission has always…