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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 Granted26/01407/FULSTL
Change of use from Class 4 (Offices) to serviced apartments (sui generis in retrospect).
GF, 1F, 2F 6 Chester Street Edinburgh EH3 7RA
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/01409/FUL
Erection of a single-storey dwelling within part of the garden ground of 16 Lanark Road West, formation of a new vehicular access and driveway from Lanark Road West, and construction of a new garage serving the existing dwelling, together with associated landscaping and site works.
16 Lanark Road West Currie EH14 5ET
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01411/FUL
Loft conversion. Proposed front and rear dormers (as amended).
33 Craighouse Gardens Edinburgh EH10 5LR
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01412/FUL
Extension and garage conversion/alterations to dwelling, as amended.
91 Forrester Road Corstorphine Edinburgh EH12 8AQ
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01414/LBC
Alterations and extension to two-storey flat. Proposal includes consented works from previous application 23/04092/LBC (as amended).
GF 24 Regent Terrace Edinburgh EH7 5BS
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01416/FUL
Installation of external plant equipment.
228 Willowbrae Road Duddingston Edinburgh EH8 7NG
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01418/ADV
Advertisement of the following types: Fascia sign, projecting sign, hoarding, adhesive vinyls and ATM surround (as amended).
71 George Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 3EE
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01419/LBC
Replacement shopfront glazing add security shutters and signage (as amended).
71 George Street Edinburgh EH2 3EE
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/01422/FUL
Demolition of the existing building and the erection of 10 No. residential dwellings (Class 9), together with associated landscaping and external works.
32 - 34 Heriothill Terrace Broughton Edinburgh EH7 4DY
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01426/FUL
Alterations and extension to two-storey flat occupying ground and basement levels and formation of terrace (as amended).
GF 24 Regent Terrace Edinburgh EH7 5BS
Received 2 Apr 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/0241/TCO
Conifer cut tree down to stump.
Flat 2 15 East Terrace Queensferry South Queensferry EH30 9HS
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01434/FUL
Installation of solar PV panels on garage roof and ASHP on rear garage wall.
5 Craighall Bank Edinburgh EH6 4RW
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01435/FUL
Proposed change of use from Class 8 Residential Education to Class 9 private house with alterations and new greenhouse (as amended).
12 West Savile Road Edinburgh EH16 5NQ
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01442/LBC
Internal alterations and alterations to existing shopfront to accommodate short term let use (as amended).
3, 4 East Norton Place Edinburgh EH7 5DR
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Application Refused26/01443/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use from dwelling to short term let.
PF2 21 Milton Street Abbeyhill Edinburgh EH8 8HA
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/0249/TPO
Sycamore T5078 remove. Lime T5080 Epicormic removal. Sycamore T5081 reduce to monolith. Lime T5092 Epicormic removal. Poplar T5097 remove. Common Ash T5113 remove deadwood greater than 25mm. Reduce crown laterally by 3m from over adjacent garden. Common Ash T5116 remove. Silver Fir T5138 (not Spruce) remove, Lime T5028 Epicormic removal. Oak T5030 reduce lowest branch laterally by 2m from adjacent garden.
Woodland Ashwood Gait Edinburgh
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01466/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use from former office to STL (resubmission of application reference 25/04738/FULSTL).
9A Alva Street Edinburgh EH2 4PH
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/01467/FUL
Proposed detached house with driveway and garden within side garden to No.14.
14 Lampacre Road Carrick Knowe Edinburgh EH12 7HX
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01468/FUL
Proposed part change of use from a car wash & vacant gym to a MOT centre and car accessories sale unit with part of roof increased in height for ramp purposes.
193 Slateford Road Edinburgh EH14 1PU
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Permission Is Not Required26/01470/LBC
Restore main pitched roof and dormers by installing new lead front gutter, lead watergates, and lead flashings, and re-slating front and rear slopes & dormers with scotch slate.
35 Upper Gray Street Edinburgh EH9 1SN
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Application Refused26/01475/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
Flat 8 3 Haugh Street Edinburgh EH4 1LT
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01480/ADV
Advertisement of the following types: Fascia sign (as amended).
555 Castlehill Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2ND
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Not Development-Permission Not Required26/01485/FUL
Convert garage to unheated workshop and store.
75 Belgrave Road Edinburgh EH12 6NH
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Application Refused26/01487/FULSTL
Change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
Flat 8 5 Appin Street Edinburgh EH14 1PN
Received 8 Apr 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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