EDINBURGH

TREES, ACCURATE TO HEIGHT & CANOPY
BUILDINGS

With its beautiful green and historic environment, and thriving economy, Edinburgh is one of the best cities in the world in which to live, work and study. It is a city committed to change.

Edinburgh has created a Local Development Plan (LDP) – City Plan 2030 – that will set out the strategy for proposals and policies to shape the development of the city over the next 10 years at least. It addresses issues such as affordable housing in the capital and makes a commitment to building 20,000 low-cost homes over the next 10 years. Digitisation of planning and design will be crucial to this becoming a reality, especially with the need to consider the city’s many key views, such as Calton Hill, and the implications of visual impact. Being able to assess project feasibility at an early stage, and work out factors such as density and capacity, saves time, costs and headaches for all stakeholders involved.

The proposed plan will support the Scottish Government’s 20-minute walkable neighbourhood plans and maximise the use of brownfield rather than greenfield land such as with new neighbourhoods at the Forth Waterfront. Using a 3D platform like VU.CITY is invaluable in understanding how to improve the public realm and maximise placemaking.

Users of VU.CITY Edinburgh include CDA Group, Oberlanders, Michael Laird, Morgan McDonnell, 7N Architects and 3DReid who are using the model’s many benefits, from being able to understand and assess a site’s opportunities and challenges, testing refined designs in context, enhancing pre-app conversations and planning submissions, to improving how everyone involved collaborates.

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VU.CITY EDINBURGH: HIGHLIGHTS

Consented Schemes Timeline

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Conservation Areas

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Green Belt

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Listed Buildings

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Special Landscape Areas

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Tree Preservation Orders

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Trees

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Vacant Derelict Land

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World Heritage Sites

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Wards

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Heritage Trees

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Local Nature Reserves

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Proposed Low Emission Zone

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Public Park or Garden

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Scheduled Ancient Monuments

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Special Protection Areas

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Urban Forests

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EDINBURGH COVERAGE

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Create smart cities the smart way

VU.CITY helps organise, visualise, and analyse city data in the clearest and most accessible way to make better decisions.

VU.CITY covers the whole of London and 25 major UK and international cities.

Transform design and planning

Quickly identify and appraise sites. VU.CITY's visualization, design functionality and planning data, allow you to optimise your designs.

Transform design and planning

Build trust and collaboration

Now everyone involved can have a clear, universal understanding of what’s proposed and why, in a single, secure place. VU.CITY makes decision-making democratic and fair.

Build trust and collaboration

Improve
outcomes

Remove barriers and minimise risks early. Have confidence in your designs and plans. Increase buy-in for project success.

Improve outcomes

Test out ideas in situ, from one building to a masterplan. Create your vision and submissions with confidence.

Collate site information in one place

Collate site information in one place

Communicate complex spatial arrangements

Communicate complex spatial arrangements

Make documentation stand up and stand out

Make documentation stand up and stand out

Speed up planning conversations

Speed up planning conversations

Strengthen relationships

Strengthen relationships

Create winning submissions

Create winning submissions

Discover where there is potential for change, and help everyone easily understand what’s involved and why.

Collate site information in one place

Collate site information in one place

Communicate complex spatial arrangements

Communicate complex spatial arrangements

Speed up the planning process

Speed up the planning process

Speed up planning conversations

Speed up planning conversations

Strengthen relationships

Strengthen relationships

Create winning submissions

Create winning submissions

Reduce guesswork and unwanted costs – make the right decisions for the right outcomes, faster.

Appraise site capacity and viability, faster

Appraise site capacity and viability, faster

Save time and costs through collaboration

Save time and costs through collaboration

Reduce planning uncertainties; increase buy-in

Reduce planning uncertainties; increase buy-in

Speed up the planning process with better informed decisions

Speed up the planning process with better informed decisions

Sell or lease earlier to realise profits sooner

Sell or lease earlier to realise profits sooner

Understand designs and plans with ease, and make decisions with clarity to benefit your city and your communities.

Make the best possible decisions, quicker

Make the best possible decisions, quicker

Collate site, scheme and planning information in one place

Collate site, scheme and planning information in one place

Standardise decision-making

Standardise decision-making

Have informed and transparent conversations

Have informed and transparent conversations

Improve how you consult on policies and plans

Improve how you consult on policies and plans

Understand the cumulative effects of planning changes

Understand the cumulative effects of planning changes
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