I am thinking about having my front garden "redesigned", which would 
involved the removal of my concrete slabbed path, and various other 
improvements such as planting a small tree and maybe 3 - 4 square metre's of 
shrubs and plants.

Afterwards, a new path would be built from my front door onto the street.

Would this kind of job normally require planning permission in Edinburgh?

Regards,

Gary.

> Would this kind of job normally require planning permission in Edinburgh?


No.

And if it did you would be quite within your rights to exterminate the
whole planning beaurocratic council superstructure: parasites in the
guts of society, the whole lot of them.

On 7 Jun 2005 12:44:15 -0700, donotresuscitate2004@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

>
>> Would this kind of job normally require planning permission in Edinburgh?
>
> No.
>
> And if it did you would be quite within your rights to exterminate the
> whole planning beaurocratic council superstructure: parasites in the
> guts of society, the whole lot of them.


Apart from Wee Bob who will pass any plans you want if you're "nice" to
him (alledgedly :).

-- 
Dave

It depends whether your garden is in a Conservation area or not.
If it is:
There should be no problem removing a path and replacing with grass/plants 
etc.
IIRC you can't remove a tree with a trunk diameter > 7 inches (I think),
and you need permission to put in any "hard standing" (new path, driveway, 
even decking!) where there was none before.

Seems ridiculous I know, but I've spoken to the council about this.

Z



"G"  wrote in message 
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>I am thinking about having my front garden "redesigned", which would 
>involved the removal of my concrete slabbed path, and various other 
>improvements such as planting a small tree and maybe 3 - 4 square metre's 
>of shrubs and plants.
>
> Afterwards, a new path would be built from my front door onto the street.
>
> Would this kind of job normally require planning permission in Edinburgh?
>
> Regards,
>
> Gary.
> 

G wrote:

> Afterwards, a new path would be built from my front door onto the street.


If you are creating or widening the entrance point from the pavement
then you need council permission, which usually comes in the form of
planning permission.

Owain