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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Granted26/02009/CLP
Relocate the existing kitchen extraction system to the rear external wall and connect to the existing vertical flue.
3 Tarvit Street Edinburgh EH3 9LB
Received 8 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02010/FUL
Formation of single-storey rear extension and internal shower room at ground floor of end-terrace house.
57 Oxgangs Bank Edinburgh EH13 9LL
Received 8 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02011/LBC
Internal alterations to widen two number single door openings to double door openings.
15 Blacket Place Edinburgh EH9 1RJ
Received 8 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02012/FUL
Proposed extension.
69B Leamington Terrace Edinburgh EH10 4JT
Received 11 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02021/FUL
Construction of a garden pod in the rear garden.
123 Lower Granton Road Edinburgh EH5 1EX
Received 11 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02028/FUL
Alterations and extension to dwelling including demolition of existing rear extension, erection of replacement rear extension, formation of rear dormer and roof lights, internal reconfiguration, and associated external works.
12 Rosefield Street Edinburgh EH15 1AY
Received 11 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02029/FUL
Removal of existing jetwashes and the erection of jet wash bays, plant room, air and vac bays and associated works.
3 Waterfront Broadway Edinburgh EH5 1SA
Received 11 May 2026 - Application Refused26/02030/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
203 Pleasance Edinburgh EH8 9RU
Received 11 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02031/ADV
Conversion of poster advertisement display to D Poster.
Advertising Hoarding 65 Metres West Of Lochend Industrial Estate 2 Queen Anne Drive Ratho Station Newbridge
Received 11 May 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02035/FUL
Proposed change of use from commercial office unit to two residential units. (AS AMENDED)
22 Drumsheugh Gardens Edinburgh EH3 7RN
Received 11 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02037/FUL
Installation of solar PV panels on the roofs.
40, 40A Peffer Place Edinburgh EH16 4BB
Received 12 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02038/FUL
Single storey side and rear extension to existing house.
28 Wester Broom Drive Edinburgh EH12 7RF
Received 12 May 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02041/FULSTL
Part change of use of house (Class 9) to 6-bedroom short term let (sui generis) retention of the owner's flat and use of the studio as a one bed short term let (sui generis)
22 Ravelston Dykes Road Edinburgh EH4 3PB
Received 12 May 2026 - Application Refused26/02042/LBC
Replacement of the existing 5-panel front door on a like-for-like basis with a new door, made from meranti hardwood timbers. All sections and mouldings to be carefully matched.
33 Bellevue Place Edinburgh EH7 4BS
Received 12 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02043/ADV
Erection of various signs x5 (in retrospect)
35 Clermiston Road North Edinburgh EH4 7BN
Received 12 May 2026 - Permission has been varied24/01889/VAR2
Non Material Variation - Minor variation to improve accessibility within the permitted house design at the internal entrance by increasing the corridor width between living spaces from 1.2m to 2.5m. The proportions of the approved outdoor terrace have been adjusted to accommodate this proposed change, along with a minor relocation of 1 No. window in the south elevation. The small level change in the roof slab has been removed in line with the approved levelling of floor levels (no changes to north / streetscape elevation).
Land 45 Metres East Of 12 Blenheim Place Edinburgh
Received 12 May 2026 - Unknown26/02047/OBL
Application for Discharge of Section 50 Agreement (now section 75 of the 1997 Act) pursuant to planning permission reference A01592/89
4 - 5 Lochside Way Edinburgh EH12 9DT
Received 12 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02048/LBC
Install en suite to rear bedroom and all associated site works.
3F1 11 Bread Street Edinburgh EH3 9AL
Received 12 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02051/PPP
Change in use of the land to Class 11 (Assembly and Leisure) in respect of the future erection of a single storey building to accommodate equipment storage and changing facilities, plus workshop space with hard standing for boat trailer
Land 105 Metres South Of 4 Meggetland Wynd Edinburgh
Received 12 May 2026 - Permission has been varied21/05329/VAR2
Extent of proposed works moderately increased and alterations made to proposed material finishes.
9 Woodside Terrace Edinburgh EH15 2JB
Received 12 May 2026 - Application Refused26/0346/TPO
Oak tree reduce the height from 15m to 11m and spread form 11m to 8m of the tree.
1 Ravelston House Road Ravelston Edinburgh
Received 12 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02052/FUL
Replacement windows and doors, alterations to existing rear windows, attic extension including works to roof and rear extension over ground and lower ground floor. Landscape works and works to boundaries ( as amended).
13 East Fettes Avenue Edinburgh EH4 1DN
Received 12 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02053/LBC
Form opening in ground floor internal wall and install double doorset. Close pocket doorset in first floor internal wall. Form openings for and install glazed screens to stair void wall below cupola. Install photovoltaic array, air-source heat pump and battery storage. (AS AMENDED)
22 Ainslie Place Edinburgh EH3 6AJ
Received 12 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02054/FUL
New PV panels and ASHP at roof level. New extract terminals to rear elevation and roof level. New flue terminal at roof level. (AS AMENDED)
22 Ainslie Place Edinburgh EH3 6AJ
Received 12 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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