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City Plan 2040

We have started work on City Plan 2040 which will be our next local development plan after City Plan 2030.

There are several stages that we need to through as we prepare City Plan 2040.

We are currently preparing our Evidence Report which is the first stage of the preparation process. It will contain topic papers on a range of issues. The Evidence Report will provide a baseline of information and what we might need to address in City Plan 2040.

Evidence Report Supporting Documents

The following draft documents have been produced to support the City Plan 2040 Evidence Report. The work has been undertaken to provide baseline evidence at this stage and do not represent decisions on specific sites, allocations or changes to existing plan policies.

Some of our documents may not be accessible. If you would like accesible versions or help, please contact cityplan2040@edinburgh.gov.uk. 

Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report

Site Appraisal Methodology

Landscape and Green Belt Studies

Habitats Survey

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

Economic Needs Study

Development Plan Scheme

We have produced a Development Plan Scheme which explains the different stages and sets out the timetable for plan preparation.

Local Place Plans

We are inviting communities across the ΎΕΙ« Council area to prepare Local Place Plans in accordance with Schedule 19 of the .

Planning authorities are required to take registered Local Place Plans into account when preparing a local development plan.

A Local Place Plan is a community led document created by community groups. It sets out their ideas for the future development and use of land in their area. Find out in more about what is involved in Local Place Plans.

There is still time for ΎΕΙ« communities to produce a Local Place Plan. The deadline for Local Place Plans is September 2026. 

Local Place Plan Register

Every local planning authority must keep a register of Local Place Plans. View ΎΕΙ«'s Local Place Plan register here.

Self-build Housing Register

Section 16E of  requires planning authorities to maintain a list of people interested in acquiring land for self-build housing, and to publish that information. View our self-build housing register here.

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