Maps and plans are no longer produced in the Historical Search Room. If you wish to view a map or plan you will need to let us know in advance. We aim to provide access to maps and plans in the first instance through a digital surrogate rather than to the original record. Only six individual plans or one bound set of plans (plan book) can be included on a plan access request submitted to the Historical Search Room.
Where a plan has not already been imaged, we will aim to make an image available in the Historical Search Room within ten working days of the request being accepted. In certain cases it may also be possible to view a plan remotely on the Scotland's People website so it would be worth looking there to see if the plan you wish to view is already available.
If we are unable to make a plan available in this way owing to its condition, or for technical, ownership or copyright reasons, it may be possible to inspect the original plan at the Plans Unit at Thomas Thomson House, on Tuesdays and Thursdays (morning and afternoon), by appointment with the Historical Search Room.
