Index of Policies
Design Principles for New Development
- Des 1 Design Quality and Context
- Des 2 Co-ordinated Development
- Des 3 Development Design
- Des 4 Layout Design
- Des 5 External Spaces
- Des 6 Sustainable Design and Construction
- Des 7 New Pedestrian Routes in the City Centre
- Des 8 Urban Edge Development
- Des 9 Waterside Development
- Des 10 Tall Buildings
- Des 11 Alterations and Extensions
- Des 12 Shopfronts
Caring for the Environment
- Env 1 World Heritage Site
- Env 2 Listed Buildings - Demolition
- Env 3 Listed Buildings - Setting
- Env 4 Listed Buildings - Alterations and Extensions
- Env 5 Conservation Areas - Demolition of Buildings
- Env 6 Conservation Areas - Development
- Env 7 Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes
- Env 8 Protection of Important Remains
- Env 9 Development of Sites of Archaeological Significance
- Env 10 Green Belt
- Env 11 Landscape Quality
- Env 12 Trees
- Env 13 Sites of European Importance
- Env 14 Sites of National Importance
- Env 15 Sites of Local Importance
- Env 16 Species Protection
- Env 17 Flood Protection
- Env 18 Air, Water and Soil Quality
Open Space and Provision for Sport
- Os 1 Open Space Protection
- Os 2 Playing Fields Protection
- Os 3 Open Space in New Development
- Os 4 Pentland Hills Regional Park
Housing and Community Facilities
- Hou 1 Housing Development
- Hou 2 Housing Mix
- Hou 3 Private Open Space
- Hou 4 Density
- Hou 5 Conversion to Housing
- Hou 6 Loss of Housing
- Hou 7 Affordable Housing
- Hou 8 Inappropriate Uses in Residential Areas
- Hou 9 Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)
- Hou 10 Student Housing
- Hou 11 Gypsy/Travellers' Stopping Place
- Com 1 Community Facilities
- Com 2 School Contributions
- Com 3 School Development
Employment and Economic Development
- Emp 1 Office Development
- Emp 2 Centre for Biomedical Research
- Emp 3 Business and Industry Areas
- Emp 4 Employment Sites and Premises
- Emp 5 Hotel Development
Shopping, Entertainment and Other Town Centre Uses
- Ret 1 City Centre Retail Core
- Ret 2 Town Centres
- Ret 3 Commercial Centres
- Ret 4 Local Centres
- Ret 5 Out-of-Centre Development
- Ret 6 Entertainment and Leisure Developments - Preferred Locations
- Ret 7 Entertainment and Leisure Developments - Other Locations
- Ret 8 Alternative Use of Shop Units - City Centre Core Frontages
- Ret 9 Alternative Use of Shop Units - Primary Frontages in the City Centre and Town Centres
- Ret 10 Alternative Use of Shop Units - Elsewhere in Defined Centres
- Ret 11 Alternative Use of Shop Units in Other Locations
- Ret 12 Food and Drink Establishments
Transport and Other Network Infrastructure
- Tra 1 Location of Major Development
- Tra 2 Planning Agreements
- Tra 3 Tram Contributions
- Tra 4 Private Car Parking
- Tra 5 Private Cycle Parking
- Tra 6 Design of Off-Street Car and Cycle Parking
- Tra 7 Public Transport Infrastructure - Tram and Bus
- Tra 8 Park and Ride
- Tra 9 Public Transport Interchanges
- Tra 10 Rail Halts
- Tra 11 Rail Freight
- Tra 12 New Roads
- Tra 13 Former Rail Alignments and Cycle and Footpath Network
- Tra 14 City Centre Public Parking
- Tra 15 Port and Ferry Terminals
- Inf 1 Provision and Safeguarding of Community Recycling Facilities
- Inf 2 Provision of Integrated Waste Management Facilities
- Inf 3 Waste Disposal Sites
- Inf 4 Renewable Energy
- Inf 5 Telecommunications
- Inf 6 Water and Drainage
City Centre Regeneration
- Ca 1 The Central Area