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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 Granted26/01910/LBC
Internal alterations. new en-suites formed within,existing wardrobes to the existing rear bedrooms.
2F1 30 Alva Street Edinburgh EH2 4PY
Received 4 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01911/FUL
Proposed removal of garage and internal wall. Erect extension to side of dwelling.
60 Silverknowes Terrace Edinburgh EH4 5HJ
Received 4 May 2026 - Permission Is Not Required26/01913/LBC
Proposed chimney-head rebuild and roof abutment repairs.
16 Heriot Row Edinburgh EH3 6HR
Received 4 May 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01917/FUL
Change of use of existing church (Victory House Chapel) and conversion to create a two-bedroom flat.
5 Piershill Place Edinburgh EH8 7EH
Received 4 May 2026 - Application Refused26/01918/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use from dwelling to short term let.
Flat 12 5 Dean Bank Lane Edinburgh EH3 5BS
Received 4 May 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/01920/FULSTL
Change of use to Aparthotel.
27 Home Street Edinburgh EH3 9JR
Received 5 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01921/FUL
Proposed rear garden deck and increase door opening at kitchen to form double glazed sliding doors (as amended).
7 Craigmount Park Edinburgh EH12 8EF
Received 5 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01922/LBC
Replace single glazed sash and case windows with slimline double glazed sash and case units.
2F 4 Casselbank Street Edinburgh EH6 5HA
Received 5 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01923/LBC
Replacement of existing timber sash windows on a like-for-like basis with new windows, custom-fitted with slimline IGUs. All historical detail to be matched /reinstated.
3F2 1 St Stephen Place Edinburgh EH3 5AJ
Received 5 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01924/LBC
Replacement of existing timber sash windows on a like-for-like basis with new windows, custom-fitted with vacuum-sealed IGUs. All historical detail to be matched /reinstated.
1F 14 Douglas Crescent Edinburgh EH12 5BB
Received 5 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01925/FUL
Erection of a replacement dwellinghouse, comprising the same dwelling approved under planning permission 24/03362/FUL with the addition of three zinc-clad dormer roof windows and a single rooflight to the approved roof envelope, and internal alterations to provide habitable accommodation at second floor level.
45 Greenbank Drive Edinburgh EH10 5RF
Received 5 May 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/0320/TPO
Eucalyptus (eucalyptus sp.) remove the tree before it gets too big for location.
3 Ravelrig Wynd Balerno EH14 7FB
Received 5 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01930/FUL
Construct a single storey rear extension.
24 Belford Gardens Edinburgh EH4 3EW
Received 5 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01933/FUL
Replacement of glazing to existing basement conservatory and removal of modern glazed doors to kitchen.
21A Regent Terrace Edinburgh EH7 5BS
Received 5 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01937/LBC
Internal and external alterations including new fascia and window details. (AS AMENDED)
141, 143 George Street Edinburgh EH2 4JY
Received 5 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01938/FUL
Internal and external alterations to the existing layout with existing rear door and kitchen windows removed and infilled, new dooropening formed. new landing timber deck with two steps to garden area.(as amended).
341 Broomhouse Road Edinburgh EH11 3TP
Received 5 May 2026 - Application Refused26/01939/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use from flat (sui generis) to short term let (sui generis).
320 Webster's Land Edinburgh EH1 2RU
Received 5 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01942/PATEL
Proposed installation of a 25m monopole with 6No Vodafone Three antennas; 6No. VM02 antennas and 4No. transmission dishes; 6no. cabinets within a new compound with 2.1m high fence and ancillary equipment thereto.
Telecoms Apparatus 14 Metres East Of 1 Carron Place Edinburgh
Received 5 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01944/FUL
Proposed rear single storey extension and attic alterations including new rear dormer (as amended).
67 Meadowfield Terrace Edinburgh EH8 7NU
Received 5 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01948/FUL
Retrospective reconfigure front boundary wall to reduce from separate pedestrian and vehicular access to one gated access point, move to align with driveway area and use down takings to infill wall accordingly. Reduce and reconfigure driveway area and resurface using Tobermore Tegula block paving lain on sand and type one subbase. Increase soft landscaping and add a feature cherry blossom tree (in retrospect)
89 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5DF
Received 5 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01949/LBC
Erection of an inner vestibule screen in the entrance hall.
7 Forres Street Edinburgh EH3 6BJ
Received 5 May 2026 - Application Refused26/01950/LBC
The replacement of timber single glazing windows with uPVC double glazing windows.
1F2 1 Jackson's Close 209 High Street Edinburgh EH1 1PZ
Received 6 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01951/LBC
External work is limited to removal of a small section of wall on the rear elevation and alteration of an existing doorway to form a window to bedroom 2. Internal work involves alteration of the layout to create a flat. As Amended.
5 Piershill Place Edinburgh EH8 7EH
Received 6 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01952/FUL
Replacement practice nets (in retrospect).
Murrayfield Golf Club 43 Murrayfield Road Edinburgh EH12 6EU
Received 6 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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