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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
City of Edinburgh
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for City of Edinburgh. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates2,242Searchable applications
684Recorded as pending
76%Approval rate · 1,051 approved or refused records
248Refused applications
803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Feb 2024 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 27 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and buildingContact planning Property enquiry certificatesLocal plan Local Development Plan and guidancePre-application advice Apply for planning permissionConservation areas Apply for conservation area consent
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning.support@edinburgh.gov.ukCouncil source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
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- Application Granted24/00850/FUL
Reconfiguration of existing playing fields to include new full sized astroturf sports pitch, smaller practice area, boundary fencing, lighting, demolition of scoreboard and associated works, as amended.
Goldenacre Playing Fields Warriston Gardens Edinburgh EH3 5NE
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Awaiting decision24/01341/PPP
Application for planning permission in principle for residential and commercial development and associated infrastructure.
Land 240 Metres Northwest Of 26 Bath Road Edinburgh
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Application Granted24/01343/LBC
Works associated with alterations to Edinburgh Dock for provision of surface water drainage and drainage outfalls on southern dock edge.
Land 240 Metres Northwest Of 26 Bath Road Edinburgh
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Application Granted24/05763/CLPSTL
Proposed use of a class 9 house (as a principal home) for short-term letting for 14 consecutive days in August and 7 consecutive days in December per year (as amened).
32 Redhall Road Kingsknowe Edinburgh EH14 2HN
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Application Refused25/00249/FUL
Development of 20 flats, commercial unit, access, landscaping and associated works (as amended)
30 Longstone Road Edinburgh EH14 2BH
Received 17 Jan 2025 - Application Granted25/00394/FUL
Proposed business (office), general industrial, storage or distribution, training facility with ancillary retail, food & drink and associated development including parking.
Land 170 Metres West Of 31 Bath Road Edinburgh
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Awaiting decision25/01339/FUL
Erection of residential development (class 9) with associated roads, landscaping, services infrastructure and associated works.
Site 50 Metres South Of 11 Sassoon Grove Edinburgh
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Application Refused25/01360/CLESTL
Use of a house as self-catering accommodation by individuals, families or, otherwise, up to 5 occupiers. (Class 9 Use.)
20 Lawrie Reilly Place Edinburgh EH7 5EU
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Application Refused25/01508/LBC
Internal alterations to an existing bathroom on the second floor. Re-instating a cupola and roof light. Replacing existing windows on the North and South elevations. Drainage alterations to convert two office spaces to WC's (as amended).
37 Melville Street Edinburgh
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Application Approved25/01527/AMC
Approval of matters specified in conditions in respect of Condition 8 of 15/04318/PPP in respect of Subsites 2, 4 and 5.
Land 1000 Metres NW SW And West Of Hermiston Junction M8 Gogar Station Road Gogar Edinburgh
Received 24 Mar 2025 - Application Refused25/02173/CLESTL
Short-Term Let (STL).
Flat 16 42 Shore Edinburgh EH6 6QU
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Application Granted25/02364/FUL
Formation of path and associated landscaping.
King George V Public Park Logan Street Edinburgh
Received 8 May 2025 - Application Granted25/02563/FULSTL
Proposal for the erection of a new three-storey building with 6 No. 1 bed serviced apartments, on the eastern boundary of 24 Canning Street.
24 Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8EG
Received 16 May 2025 - Application Granted25/02589/CLESTL
Existing use as a short term let for over 10 years
Flat 6 89 Holyrood Road Old Town Edinburgh EH8 8BA
Received 19 May 2025 - Application Granted25/02636/LBC
New signage and treatment of shop front area (as amended).
72 South Clerk Street Edinburgh EH8 9PT
Received 22 May 2025 - Application Refused25/02812/CLESTL
Short-Term Let (STL).
2F1 16 North St Andrew Street Edinburgh EH2 1HJ
Received 29 May 2025 - Application Refused25/02935/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let visitor accommodation.
67 Spottiswoode Street Marchmont Edinburgh EH9 1DL
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Application Refused25/03300/CLESTL
Use of a house as a sole or principal residence, with ancillary use between June and August as short-stay, self-catering accommodation by individuals, families or (otherwise) up to 5 occupiers.
41 Craigmount Brae Craigmount Edinburgh EH12 8XD
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Application Granted25/03392/CLESTL
Short term letting.
16 Canning Street West End Edinburgh
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Application Refused25/03419/CLESTL
Use of flatted dwelling as short term holiday let. Use has been established for over 10 years uninterrupted.
3F1 25 St James Square New Town Edinburgh EH1 3AY
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Application Refused25/03425/CLESTL
Short term let.
Unit 10 219 High Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1PE
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Application Withdrawn25/03797/TCO
Acer pseudoplatanus heavy reduction of canopy to retain habitat tree / large monolith to mitigate danger. Acer pseudoplatanus on banking of bells brae reduction over very overextended limb over houses by 1.5m to bs3998. Fraxinus excelsior pruning of deadwood in canopy light reduction on dead tops by 1m to bs3998 standard.
2 Dean Bridge Dean Edinburgh EH3 7UA
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Application Granted25/03809/CLESTL
To confirm the use as a self catering unit.
2F1 19 Queen Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 1JX
Received 23 Jul 2025 - Application Refused25/03908/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
Flat 6 108 Nicolson Street Edinburgh EH8 9EJ
Received 29 Jul 2025
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for City of Edinburgh, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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