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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 Granted26/01794/FUL
Proposed formation of rear dormer extension to rear of property.
91 St Alban's Road Edinburgh EH9 2PQ
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01796/FUL
Proposed stairwell and external works, including exterior claddings, LED, signages, refresh paintwork, and manifestation to vertical stairwell glazing and street level entrance.
GF 6 Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8EG
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/01800/LBC
Existing single glazed timber sash and case windows replaced with new single glazed timber sash and case windows to match existing.
2F1 2 Gayfield Street Edinburgh EH1 3NR
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Application Refused26/01801/FULSTL
Change of use of residential flat to short term let retrospective. This is a resubmission of application Ref: 25/02537/FULSTL.
Flat 15 159 Broughton Road Edinburgh EH7 4QH
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01803/LBC
Replacement of existing timber sash window on a like-for-like basis with new window custom-fitted with slimline IGUs. All historical detail to be matched / reinstated.
2F 11 Northumberland Street Edinburgh EH3 6LL
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Application Refused26/01805/FULSTL
Change of use from retail (Class 1A) to short term let (Sui Generis), including demolitions (in part), internal conversion /alterations, roof replacement and ancillary works.
4 Manderston Street Edinburgh EH6 8LY
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01810/FUL
Single storey rear extension and introduction of a linear dormer to the front elevation.
25 Craigmount View Edinburgh EH12 8BS
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01813/LBC
Installation of new office entrance - cover granite with metal cladding (as amended)
2 South Charlotte Street Edinburgh EH2 4AW
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01816/FUL
Change of use from office (Class 4) to Sui Generis Medical Clinic.
45 Frogston Road East Edinburgh EH17 8RT
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Application Refused26/01818/FULSTL
Change of use of office to two bedroom house for short term letting.
63 Queen Charlotte Street Edinburgh EH6 7EY
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01819/LBC
Repairs and upgrades to sash and case windows, through adding draught proofing and fineo glazing.
Flat 3 6 Oxford Terrace Edinburgh EH4 1PX
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01822/CLP
Dropped kerb extension, front fence alterations and permeable resin to front curtilage.
12 Loch Road Edinburgh EH4 3PW
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01825/LBC
Refurbishment of existing timber sash and case windows on the East and West elevation, including replacement of single glazing with slimline double glazing.
1F1 1 Roseneath Terrace Edinburgh EH9 1JS
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01826/LBC
Alter the internal layout to create a new bedroom, move the kitchen and upgrade all windows to double glazing.
1F 9 Glencairn Crescent Edinburgh EH12 5BS
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01828/CLP
Proposed replacement cladding and roofing with no change to visual appearance.
Portsburgh Court 56 Lady Lawson Street Edinburgh
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/01832/LBC
New entrances created and partitions; replace the existing single glazing with slimline double glazing and refurbish windows to match existing; and install new ventilation grilles.
22 Drumsheugh Gardens Edinburgh EH3 7RN
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01846/LBC
Remove existing internal bathrooms and install new bathroom in its previous location to the rear of the flat. Minor internal alterations to doors.
1F2 19 Gayfield Square Edinburgh EH1 3NX
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01847/FULSTL
Change of use from office to serviced apartments (as amended).
1F30 2 Commercial Street Edinburgh EH6 6JA
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01848/LBC
Internal alterations and change of use from office to serviced short term let apartments (as amended).
1F30 2 Commercial Street Edinburgh EH6 6JA
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01850/CLP
Proposed rear extension and internal alterations.
9 Riversdale Road Edinburgh EH12 5QP
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01851/LBC
Replacement of glazing to existing basement conservatory and removal of modern glazed doors to kitchen.
21A Regent Terrace Edinburgh EH7 5BS
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01858/LBC
Internal and external alterations to provide shop bakery accommodation on the ground floor and short term lets to the lower ground and basement levels forming a new access from Stephenlaw's Close (as amended).
15 Blair Street Edinburgh EH1 1QR
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01859/PATEL
To install 1no. 8m pole with 1no. small cell antenna.
Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 15 Metres South Of 1A Chambers Street Edinburgh
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01860/FUL
New opening on South elevation, replacement of garage door with glazed unit. Construction of new external store.
1 Wester Dalmeny Steading Dalmeny South Queensferry EH30 9TT
Received 30 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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