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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
More application records
- Application Granted26/01861/LBC
New opening on South elevation, replacement of garage door with glazed unit.
1 Wester Dalmeny Steading Dalmeny South Queensferry EH30 9TT
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01864/FUL
Proposed alterations to existing outdoor sports facility to include installation of enclosure, canopy, lighting, synthetic playing surface and all associated works.
10 Westbank Street Edinburgh EH15 1DR
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Not Development-Permission Not Required26/01865/FUL
Re-cladding and fa�ade remediation works.
14, 16, 18 Bothwell Street Edinburgh
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Application Granted26/01868/FUL
Proposed side extension and addition of solar panels to roof.
6 Wardie House Lane Edinburgh EH5 3RL
Received 1 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01869/LBC
Replacement of existing sash windows, a majority on a like-for-like basis, with some reinstatement to a historic /traditional format. Replacements windows to be custom-fitted with slimline IGUs.
23 Windsor Street Edinburgh EH7 5LA
Received 1 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01870/FUL
Replacement of library roof and internal alterations. As amended.
Cargilfield School 45 Gamekeeper's Road Edinburgh EH4 6HU
Received 1 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01872/FUL
Replace ten existing windows with new, traditionally detailed six over six timber sash and case windows fitted with slim-profile double glazing.
26 Brighton Place Edinburgh EH15 1LJ
Received 1 May 2026 - Application Refused26/01880/ADV
Box sign (Digital Billboard).
1A Haymarket Edinburgh EH12 5EY
Received 1 May 2026 - Application Refused26/01881/FUL
Replace the existing metal gate at the front of the property with a solid gate with posts and a matching fixed panel to the side with a post box.
13 Lonsdale Terrace Edinburgh EH3 9HN
Received 1 May 2026 - Permission Is Not Required26/01883/LBC
Existing aluminium / uPVC windows replaced with new double glazed timber sash and case windows.
1F2 10 North Fort Street Edinburgh EH6 4EX
Received 1 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01884/ADV
Di-bond sign inserted into wooden frame, on two wooden posts. Fixed into ground.
Paterson's Land Moray House College 11 - 39 Holyrood Road Edinburgh EH8 8AQ
Received 1 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01886/ADV
Advertisement of the following types: Fascia sign.
42 - 76 Pleasance Edinburgh EH8 9TJ
Received 1 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01888/ADV
Di-bond panels fixed to railings with brackets.
Advertising Panels 10 Metres South Of 57 High School Yards, 25 Metres West Of 12 Infirmary Street Edinburgh
Received 1 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01890/ADV
Di-bond sign inserted into wooden frame, on two wooden posts. Fixed into ground.
George Square Gardens 62 George Square Edinburgh
Received 1 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01891/LBC
Proposed replacement of single glazed sliding sash white painted timber windows with new timber slimline double glazed sliding sash white timber windows.
56 Main Street Ratho Newbridge EH28 8RB
Received 1 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01893/ADV
Vinyl sticker applied to window.
7 Bristo Square Edinburgh EH8 9AL
Received 1 May 2026 - Application Refused26/01896/FULSTL
Change of use from residential flat (sui generis) to short term let accommodation (sui generis).
2F1 7 West Port Edinburgh EH1 2JA
Received 1 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01897/FUL
Demolishing existing non-original rear extension and replacing with new slightly larger extension.
12 Baberton Avenue Juniper Green EH14 5DN
Received 1 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01901/FUL
Proposed change of use from Class 3 restaurant to public house (Sui Generis) with external facade alterations. (AS AMENDED)
141, 143 George Street Edinburgh EH2 4JY
Received 4 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01904/FUL
Construction of a home office with a sedum blanket roof in the garden of a basement flat situated in a conservation area (as amended).
30B Drumsheugh Gardens Edinburgh EH3 7RN
Received 4 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01905/LBC
To replace 4 uPVC windows with timber sash and case windows to match the existing.
1F2 1 Abbey Mount Edinburgh EH8 8EJ
Received 4 May 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/0312/TCO
T1. Cherry Height 8m, spread 10m, DBH 2 stems from near ground level 260/280mm. Decay pocket at ground level and 1.8m. Reduce height by 2m and spread of south bra2. Cherry. Height 11m, spread 15m, DBH 360 & 450mm. Pruning wounds and decay pReduce height by 3m and spread east and west by 2.5m. 3. Chamaecyparis. Height 8m, spread 7m, DBH 290mm. No branches up to around 4mRemove the tree to ground level. 4. Self-sown cherry with poor form. Height 4. 5m, spread 5m, DBH 80 &140mm. Remove to ground level. 5. Pear. Height 8m, spread 5m, DBH 300mm. Reduce height by 3m, pruning to optimal form. 6. Mature Birch. Height 16m, spread 12m, DBH 550mm. Remove to ground level.
3 Merchiston Avenue Edinburgh EH10 4NT
Received 4 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01907/FUL
Construction of single storey extension to side of existing house, built to rear of existing garage to form enlarged kitchen. Increase wallhead heights over garage and install new flat roof over extension and existing garage at common level.
17 Silverknowes Bank Edinburgh EH4 5PG
Received 4 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01908/CLP
To make two small penetrations on the principal elevation: one for flue terminal and one for a extractor duct.
Flat 3 32 East Fountainbridge Edinburgh EH3 9BH
Received 4 May 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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