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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.
More application records
- Application Granted26/00533/FULSTL
Change of use of former outbuildings to form new self-contained STL holiday let with new roof installed with new velux rooflights and replacement timber double glazed windows and replace door with a new window.
Ashley House 70 Freelands Road Ratho Newbridge EH28 8NW
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Application Granted26/00560/LBC
Internal alterations formation of new matching traditional dormer roof windows and proposed new cast iron drainage stack on rear of building. (AS AMENDED)
28 George Iv Bridge Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1ES
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00561/FUL
Change of use from commercial (class 1A) to residential (class 9) second and third floor alterations to existing residential flat including formation of new matching traditional dormer roof windows and proposed new cast iron drainage stack on rear of building. (AS AMENDED)
28 George Iv Bridge Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1ES
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Application Refused26/00577/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use from flat to short term let (sui generis).
205 Webster's Land Edinburgh EH1 2RU
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Application Refused26/00617/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
12 Edina Place Leith Edinburgh EH7 5RP
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Application Refused26/00626/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
2F2 2 Greyfriars Place Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2QQ
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/00647/FUL
Conversion of existing integral garage, install new front screen window and door, install new window to gable elevation.
223A Ferry Road Edinburgh EH6 4SP
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/00648/LBC
Internal alterations to dwelling and conversion of existing integral garage, install new front screen window and door, install new window to gable elevation.
223A Ferry Road Edinburgh EH6 4SP
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Application Refused26/00651/FULSTL
Change of use retrospective from residential to short term let accommodation (sui generis).
2A Northumberland Street New Town Edinburgh EH3 6LW
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Application Granted26/00655/FUL
Single storey rear extension -with pitched roof and balcony. Existing flat roof extension altered at rear to link to new extension. New detached double garage (as amended).
Demijohn Cottage Harvest Road Newbridge Edinburgh EH28 8LX
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Application Granted26/00656/LBC
Single storey rear extension -with pitched roof and balcony. Existing flat roof extension altered at rear to link to new extension (as amended).
Demijohn Cottage Harvest Road Newbridge EH28 8LX
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Application Granted26/00662/ADV
Digital advertising display integrated within replacement digital communications kiosk.
Telephone Box 10 Metres East Of Frederick Street New Town Edinburgh
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Application Refused26/00679/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
2F1 129 Rose Street Edinburgh EH2 3DT
Received 23 Feb 2026 - Application Granted26/00692/FUL
LED floodlighting to 2 No. existing tennis courts including columns, lights and civil works (as amended).
2 - 4 Kirkhill Road Edinburgh EH16 5DD
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/00702/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use from dwelling to short term let.
67 Montgomery Street Edinburgh EH7 5HZ
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/00704/FULSTL
Change of use from dwelling to short term let. (in retrospect).
Flat 25 3 Western Harbour Way Edinburgh EH6 6LP
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Application Granted26/00735/FUL
New roof lights, replacement window and roof top plant.
1F, 2F, 3F 62 - 66 George Street Edinburgh EH2 2LR
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Application Granted26/00736/LBC
Internal and external alterations including removal of non-original features, new partition walls and other fittings. (AS AMENDED)
1F, 2F, 3F 62 - 66 George Street Edinburgh EH2 2LR
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Application Refused26/00738/FUL
Change of use from commercial unit to domestic dwelling involving internal alterations.
132 St Stephen Street Edinburgh EH3 5AA
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Application Granted26/00745/CLP
To remove existing gray flat concrete tiles and replace with profiled tiles.
9 North Meggetland Edinburgh EH14 1XG
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Application Refused26/00769/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as a short term let visitor accommodation.
Flat 12 1B Grassmarket Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2HY
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Application Granted26/00812/CLESTL
Short term let.
5A Dean Park Mews Edinburgh EH4 1EE
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Application Granted26/00813/FULSTL
Change of use of former insurance office to STL (sui generis).
193 Pleasance Edinburgh EH8 9RU
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Application Granted26/00824/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
Flat 9 5 Drummond Street Edinburgh EH8 9TT
Received 2 Mar 2026
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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