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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Granted26/01953/ADV
Fascia sign, projecting sign.
18 Home Street Edinburgh EH3 9LY
Received 6 May 2026 - Mixed Decision26/0324/TPO
T4249 Grand Fir, cut to stump. T4250 Grand Fir, cut to stump. T4251 Grand Fir, cut to stump. T4252 European Larch, cut to stump, T4253 European Larch, cut to stump.
Treeworks Mortonhall Gate Edinburgh
Received 6 May 2026 - Application Refused26/01956/LBC
The replacement of timber single glazing windows with uPVC double glazing windows.
Flat 4 51 Blackfriars Street Edinburgh EH1 1NB
Received 6 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01958/FUL
Refurbishment of existing windows, alterations to building entranceways and arrival spaces including new cladding and planters.
50 Lothian Road Edinburgh EH3 9BY
Received 6 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01960/ADV
Advertisement of the following types: Box sign, projecting sign.
69 Morrison Street Edinburgh EH3 8BU
Received 6 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01961/FUL
To erect a new carport /pergola above existing driveway and also to add lean-to to existing rear extension.
47 Sleigh Drive Edinburgh EH7 6EB
Received 6 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01962/FUL
Cut down window and replace with patio door.
17 Broomhall Avenue Edinburgh EH12 7NA
Received 6 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01963/FUL
Proposed house extension and alterations.
46 Woodhall Terrace Juniper Green EH14 5BR
Received 6 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01964/LBC
Installation of a curved stairlift to existing common stair to provide access for an elderly resident to first floor flat. Works include fixed rail to stair treads with foldable seat unit.
1F2 143 Constitution Street Edinburgh EH6 7AD
Received 6 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01966/LBC
Refurbish existing timber frame sash and case windows with slimline double glazed units. (as amended)
1F1 38 Constitution Street Edinburgh EH6 6RS
Received 6 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01967/LBC
Existing timber single glazed sash and case window to be replaced with like for like timber double glazed window. New mouldings, astragals to match the existing window.
18 - 24 Deanhaugh Street Edinburgh EH4 1LY
Received 6 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01969/FUL
Alterations to existing house to form 1.5 storey extension to rear and mansard roof to front (retaining existing ridge)(as amended).
4A Victor Park Terrace Edinburgh EH12 8BA
Received 6 May 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/01975/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
1F2 5 Edina Place Edinburgh EH7 5RN
Received 6 May 2026 - Application Refused26/01983/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
30 Oxgangs Crescent Edinburgh EH13 9HL
Received 7 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01988/LBC
Replacement of 6 dilapidated sash and case windows (and 1 non-original tilt and turn timber window to rear) with slimline, timber, double glazed sash and case windows in a like-for-like format to match original detailing.
3F1 32 Hillside Street Edinburgh EH7 5HB
Received 7 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01991/FUL
Section 42 application to vary condition 2 of planning permission in principle (23/01423/PPP) to extend the time period within which applications for the approval of matters specified in conditions can be made.
Land South West Of Old Liston Road Newbridge
Received 7 May 2026 - Permitted Development26/01996/PNTEL
The installation of ancillary apparatus within the existing, adjacent red telephone kiosks. The removal of an existing traffic light column and the deployment of a taller, replacement traffic light column in the same location. The installation of 1no. small cell antenna on to the replacement traffic light column.
Proposed Telecoms Apparatus South Of 443 - 449 Lawnmarket Edinburgh
Received 8 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01997/CLP
Proposed single storey rear extension to house.
13 Buckstone Dell Edinburgh EH10 6PG
Received 8 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01998/FUL
Replace existing house timber windows with upvc, formation of rear doors, replace conservatory for single storey extension and convert workshop into annex with associated alterations to annex frontage and flat roof (as amended).
4 Blackbarony Road Edinburgh EH16 5QP
Received 8 May 2026 - Permission has been varied25/05008/VARY
Non-material variation to 25/05008/FUL, amendment to fenestrations on west elevation with new proposed windows throughout.
1 Buckstone Avenue Edinburgh EH10 6QL
Received 7 May 2026 - Application Granted26/01999/LBC
Existing single glazed casement style window with single top hopper to be replaced with new fully opening inward double glazed timber window.
4F2 68B Grassmarket Edinburgh EH1 2JR
Received 8 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02000/FUL
Single storey flat roof extension to side elevation and erection of single storey flat roofed ancillary accommodation in rear garden (as amended).
140 Craigentinny Avenue Edinburgh EH7 6RG
Received 8 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02005/CLP
Use of the premises as an office with occasional pre-booked paid whisky tastings within a range of 1 or 2 per week.
Unit 5 Bankhead Steading 1B Bankhead Road South Queensferry EH30 9TF
Received 8 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02008/FUL
Proposed single storey extension to rear of house.
40 Waterfield Road Edinburgh EH10 6TG
Received 8 May 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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