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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Granted26/02219/FUL
Change of use and alterations of office building (Class 4) to Aparthotel (Sui Generis) with 23 suites (as amended).
181 Pleasance Edinburgh EH8 9RU
Received 22 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02222/LBC
Forming new bathroom in lower ground floor flat
14A Glencairn Crescent Edinburgh EH12 5BT
Received 22 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02223/LBC
Existing aluminium windows to be replaced with traditional timber sash and case windows with double glazing.
3F1 65 Warrender Park Road Edinburgh EH9 1ES
Received 22 May 2026 - Permitted Development26/02224/FUL
Alterations to front elevation, new window, side screens and new front door.
58 Springfield Road South Queensferry EH30 9SA
Received 22 May 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02225/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling house and erection of new dwelling house.
88 Craigcrook Road Edinburgh EH4 3PN
Received 22 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02226/FUL
Part change of use from restricted Class 3 (Food and Drink) to form a restricted Class 3 (Food and Drink), Class 10 (Non-residential Institution) and Class 11 (Assembly and Leisure) premises
1 - 1A Marchmont Crescent Edinburgh EH9 1HN
Received 22 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02232/LBC
Replace the existing modern-build conservatory with a contemporary garden room.
1 North Gyle Farm Court Edinburgh EH12 8LQ
Received 25 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02233/FUL
Replace the existing modern-build conservatory with a contemporary garden room.
1 North Gyle Farm Court Edinburgh EH12 8LQ
Received 25 May 2026 - Permission has been varied23/01619/VARY
Non-material variation application to 23/01619/FUL. Proposed porch not constructed. Raised timber planter height increased to 1.3m. Raised timber planter width reduced from 600mm to 300mm. Raise timber planter extended to suit porch not being constructed. Existing ground floor WC window not blocked up.
128 Meadowspot Edinburgh EH10 5UY
Received 21 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02234/FUL
Proposed alterations and erection of hardwood timber orangery extension.
8 York Road Edinburgh EH5 3EH
Received 25 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02235/FUL
Proposed alterations, change of patio doors to increased width bi-folds, internal structural alterations, formation of timber low level deck and steps, form new window to utility, installation of 2 No. velux windows and associated work.
27 Fountainhall Road Edinburgh EH9 2LN
Received 25 May 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0385/TCO
Apple Tree - Removal of branches overhanging into applicant's garden.
56 Spylaw Bank Road Edinburgh EH13 0JB
Received 25 May 2026 - Permission has been varied20/03874/VAR2
Front door and window above relocated. Skew copes along verges omited. Lower ground floor level omited and windows to rear at this level omitted. Stonework to rear formed as squared random rubble as gables (as amended)
12A Cumberland Street North East Lane Edinburgh
Received 25 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02242/LBC
Replacement of the 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.
1F1 1 Eyre Place Edinburgh EH3 5ES
Received 26 May 2026 - Permission has been varied24/01950/VARY
Non-material variation to planning permission 24/01950/FUL - external terrace added to upper ground floor dayroom and solid door at south end on west elevation and double door to cycle store, solid refuge store door and window added at inside corner of south elevation with various internal changes.
Site 60 Metres East Of 2 Manse Road Edinburgh
Received 26 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02244/FUL
Conversion of existing attic to form an additional 2 bedroom apartment with separate entrance off common stairwell.
1F1 2 Hutchison Terrace Edinburgh EH14 1QB
Received 26 May 2026 - Mixed Decision26/0386/TPO
G1 - 10 x Pine on property boundary. - Reduce but up to 3m and remove lateral branching extending north over garden. , G2 - Sycamore and pine 4 x trees - Reduce lateral branching by up to 3m to provide Clarence from the house, reduce canopy by up to 3m.
1 Rattray Loan Edinburgh EH10 5TQ
Received 26 May 2026 - Not Development-Permission Not Required26/02247/FUL
Installation of solar photovoltaic panels, hybrid inverter, battery storage unit and associated cabling and fixings (as amended)
1 Claverhouse Drive Edinburgh EH16 6BR
Received 26 May 2026 - Permission Is Not Required26/02248/LBC
Installation of solar photovoltaic panels, hybrid inverter, battery storage unit and associated cabling and fixings (as amended)
1 Claverhouse Drive Edinburgh EH16 6BR
Received 26 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02249/LBC
Replace windows and doors with new timber frame double glazed units (as amended).
8A Bruntsfield Crescent Edinburgh EH10 4EZ
Received 26 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02250/CLP
Installation of 4no. replacement hardwood sash and case windows to front elevation, to match existing.
1F 19 Eglinton Crescent Edinburgh EH12 5BY
Received 26 May 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0387/TCO
Norway Maple - Crown lift to 3m over garden space and 5m over roadway, laterally tip reduce canopy on western sector only back to previous reduction points. Clear telephone lines - by no more than 1.5m.
43 Stirling Road Edinburgh EH5 3JB
Received 26 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02253/CLP
To create additional 12x bedrooms through internal alterations to existing rooms.
YOTEL 68 - 73 Queen Street Edinburgh
Received 26 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02254/CLE
HMO property since 2000.
3F1 323 Leith Walk Edinburgh EH6 8SA
Received 26 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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