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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.
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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
More application records
- Application Granted26/01259/LBC
Restore all 3 sash and case windows in property. Upgrade single glazing to 12mm slimline double glazing units.
21 Rosemount Buildings Edinburgh EH3 8DB
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Application Refused26/01261/LBC
Proposed replacement of existing timber windows with uPVC (anthracite grey) sash and casement windows.
122 Trinity Road Edinburgh EH5 3LA
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Application Granted26/01268/FUL
Section 42 Application to vary 20/00965/FUL. Conditions 3 to allow opening hours for water sports facility, the zip wire, the ski and snowboard kicker and the tubing slide shall only operate between the hours of 7 am and 10 pm and Condition 4 to allow hub building shall be open between the hours of 07.00 and 23.00 hours only.
Craigpark Quarry 1 Craigpark Ratho Newbridge EH28 8RJ
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Application Refused26/01272/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use from dwelling to short term let.
32A Prestonfield Avenue Edinburgh EH16 5EU
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Application Refused26/01283/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
6 Milton Street Edinburgh EH8 8HF
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Application Refused26/01285/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
9 Milton Street Edinburgh EH8 8EZ
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Application Refused26/01288/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful
Flat 11 87 East London Street Broughton Edinburgh EH7 4BQ
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Application Refused26/01289/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
2F2 8 Jeffrey Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1DT
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Application Granted26/01292/FUL
Alterations and change of use of existing shop to form flat.
2A Mountcastle Drive North Edinburgh EH8 7SJ
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Application Refused26/01304/LBC
Internal Renovation and minor structural alteration.
15 Danube Street Edinburgh EH4 1NN
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Application Refused26/01306/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
Flat 5 8 Porteous' Pend Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2HP
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Permission has been varied23/01789/VAR2
Non Material Variation to planning permission 23/01789/FUL - Amend Roof Layout. Split central roof windows at rear.
10 Picardy Place New Town Edinburgh EH1 3JT
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Application Refused26/01325/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
Flat 7 48 Annandale Street Broughton Edinburgh EH7 4FA
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Application Refused26/01328/FULSTL
Change of use from commercial (Class 1A) and part residential accommodation (Sui Generis) to short term let accommodation including external alterations (as amended).
3, 4 East Norton Place Edinburgh EH7 5DR
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Application Refused26/01330/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
Flat 6 101 East London Street Broughton Edinburgh EH7 4BF
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Application Refused26/01333/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
2F4 23 Forbes Road Bruntsfield Edinburgh EH10 4EG
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Application Refused26/01345/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
87 Iona Street Leith Edinburgh EH6 8RP
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Application Granted26/01354/FUL
Proposed 2 storey gable extension with internal alterations (as amended).
1 The Crescent Edinburgh EH10 5NX
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Application Refused26/01365/ADV
Temporary externally illuminated advertisement mounted within a scaffold shroud incorporating a 1:1 facade wrap.
109 Princes Street Edinburgh EH2 3AA
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Application Granted26/01377/FUL
Installation of new kitchen ventilation system, Flat roof edge protection + access ladder, Replacement windows/entrance door/screen, 6no external AC condensers, Part cedar boarding cladding, Replacement balustrading, New external building lighting, Partially remove terrace + provide 10no additional parking spaces, New external freezer, New external bull sculpture, Signage dwarf brick wall, New yard fence (as amended)
47 Buckstone Terrace Buckstone Edinburgh EH10 6QJ
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Application Granted26/01391/FUL
Replace fixed windows with bi-folding doors and introduce a sympathetic colour scheme.
6 Baxter's Place Edinburgh EH1 3AF
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Application Refused26/01393/FUL
Proposed change of use from residential to extended hotel accommodation with removal of rear conservatory and dado wall.
GF 13 Coates Gardens Edinburgh EH12 5LG
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Application Refused26/01394/LBC
Proposed alterations from residential to extended hotel accommodation with removal of rear conservatory and dado wall.
GF 13 Coates Gardens Edinburgh EH12 5LG
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Application Refused26/0232/TPO
Badly damaged Cedar tree on front elevation of main hospital - Removal of damaged Cedar tree.
Murrayfield Hospital 122 Corstorphine Road Murrayfield Edinburgh EH12 6UD
Received 1 Apr 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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