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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 Granted26/02096/LBC
Alterations and enlargement of existing door opening to accommodate French patio doors with all associated works.
2 Oswald Road Edinburgh EH9 2HF
Received 15 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02098/LBC
New sash and case double glazed timber windows to match existing.
30 Regent Street Edinburgh EH15 2AX
Received 15 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02100/LBC
Replace the rear facing 1st floor windows with timber double-glazed units.
21 Bellevue Place Edinburgh EH7 4BS
Received 15 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02104/FUL
Raised decking to rear of property with extension /infill to rear bedroom in line with back of existing house.
5 Blinkbonny Grove Edinburgh EH4 3HH
Received 15 May 2026 - Permission Required25/02750/VARY
Non Material Variation - To remove an apple tree. To replace a side door with a timber aluminium clad door. Door to be secure by design. To install solar panels to the extension roof.
GF 21 Seton Place Edinburgh EH9 2JT
Received 15 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02107/FUL
Application to vary condition 2 of planning permission 22/03320/FUL in order to align its expiry date with permission 21/01879/FUL and to extend the duration of the consent by a further five years.
Edinburgh Napier University Craiglockhart Campus 219 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH14 1DJ
Received 15 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02108/FUL
A Section 42 Application to vary Condition 1 of planning permission 21/01879/FUL in order to align its expiry date with permission 22/03320/FUL and to extend the duration of the consent by a further five years.
Edinburgh Napier University Craiglockhart Campus 219 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH14 1DJ
Received 15 May 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02109/LBC
Scanner room refurbishment, new external pipework.
40 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5BT
Received 15 May 2026 - Application Refused26/02110/FUL
Formation of an off-street parking facility with electric vehicle charge point.
4 Blinkbonny Crescent Edinburgh EH4 3NB
Received 15 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02111/CLP
Installation of a roof light to the rear lower roof over rear extension.
133 Craiglea Drive Edinburgh EH10 5PP
Received 15 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02113/FUL
Proposed alterations and extension to townhouse.
9 Howard Place Edinburgh EH3 5JZ
Received 15 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02114/LBC
Internal alterations and extension to townhouse.
9 Howard Place Edinburgh EH3 5JZ
Received 15 May 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0363/TCO
Sitca Spruce, reduction of 3m as tree has a lot of dead wood and has recently shed large limbs.
38 Woodhall Road Edinburgh EH13 0DU
Received 18 May 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0364/TCO
Lime Tree on roadside, lift crown to 4m all the way around the tree to provide good clearance. Willow Tree on roadside, reduce tree by 3m to give clearance to traffic lights and street lighting. Cedar Tree, reduce height by 2m and trim sides - almost touching windows.
37A Lauder Road Edinburgh EH9 1UE
Received 18 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02119/FUL
Construction of single storey extension to side and rear of existing house, formed with pitched roof. Lay full area of driveway and front garden with new permeable block paving (as amended).
65 Guardwell Crescent Edinburgh EH17 7HA
Received 18 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02120/FUL
Single storey flat roof extension to rear of existing house; Installation of 2 No. velux rooflights to front pitch of existing roof.
7 Allan Park Loan Edinburgh EH14 1LG
Received 18 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02121/FUL
Installation of fence panels and posts on rear garden rear boundary wall.
1 Wardie Dell Edinburgh EH5 1AE
Received 18 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02122/LBC
Replacement windows and door.
9 Rosebank Cottages Edinburgh EH3 8DA
Received 18 May 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0368/TCO
Goat Willow within tarmac (X) fell,Dead Acer by garage ( B) fell,Bird Cherry Contacting shed roof& walls ( A) . prune off low laterals contacting building,Cherry Laurels beside house (D) reduce 21ft high and clear house wall by 5 feetMixed Birch, Cherry, Holly over drive (M) remove deadwood & prune t oclea 10-11ft above ground for vehicle access,Elder by drive (J) selfseeded close to mature acer fell,Mixed trees along public path(Y) maintenance trim to clear headroom and signage along public path, , Cedar by path at south end of lawn (T) - Prune off low branches below 10foot height to clear space along path (or clearstem to 12foot), Large Taxus Baccatta (W) leaning over lawn, loose in ground - fell, Holly in raised beds between Lawn and drive (K) - fell, Selfseeded Birch & Picea & Taxus within tarmac drive of 16 Gordon Terrace - cut to ground...
17 Gordon Terrace Edinburgh EH16 5QR
Received 18 May 2026 - Application Granted26/0369/TPO
2 Ash in severe dieback on riverbank, fell both.
16 Swanston Village Edinburgh EH10 7DT
Received 18 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02125/FUL
New external disabled ramp with raised timber deck to rear (as amended)
17 Kingsknowe Avenue Edinburgh EH14 2JL
Received 18 May 2026 - Application Granted26/0372/TPO
Elm, removal. Elm, removal. Elm, removal. Oak, removal of dead wood from mature Oak tree.
137 Duddingston Road West Edinburgh EH15 3QD
Received 18 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02126/LBC
Removal of a non-original timber-framed partition wall to reinstate the original room proportions and form a kitchen-dining room, relocation of the bathroom to the former kitchen area, installation of a Juliette balcony at the rear elevation, and associated internal alterations.
GF1 7 Gayfield Square Edinburgh EH1 3NT
Received 18 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02127/FUL
Installation of a Juliette balcony at the rear elevation.
GF1 7 Gayfield Square Edinburgh EH1 3NT
Received 18 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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