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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 Granted26/02255/ADV
Advertisement of the following types: 2 No. replacement illuminated fascia signs and 2 No. replacement window vinyls (as amended)
1 Waverley Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1BQ
Received 26 May 2026 - Unknown26/0389/TCO
T1 Elm - Reduce, S2 Hornbeam (Stand - 2) - Reduce Width, T2 Sycamore - Reduce at primary union.
St Mary's Cathedral 23 Palmerston Place Edinburgh EH12 5AW
Received 26 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02257/ADV
Advertisement of the following types : Fascia Sign, Projecting Sign and replace 4no. amenity boards. (AS AMENDED)
23 Elm Row Edinburgh EH7 4AA
Received 26 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02258/LBC
To partly replace and refurbish external signage. (AS AMENDED)
23 Elm Row Edinburgh EH7 4AA
Received 26 May 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02259/FUL
Change of use from residential property to Class 1A offices and associated car parking.
20 East Mains Of Ingliston Eastfield Road Newbridge EH28 8NQ
Received 26 May 2026 - Application Refused26/02261/FULSTL
Change of use from a residential flat to short term let.
6A Dalmeny Street Edinburgh EH6 8RA
Received 26 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02262/FUL
Remove previous extension, form new french doors and small projecting bay window to rear, form new kitchen in rear room.
GF 12 Gloucester Place Edinburgh EH3 6EF
Received 26 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02263/LBC
Remove previous extension, form new french doors and small projecting bay window to rear, form new kitchen in rear room.
GF 12 Gloucester Place Edinburgh EH3 6EF
Received 26 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02267/CLP
Proposed use of part of ground floor of dwelling house for the provision of appointment only specialised optometry consultancy services at a frequency of 1 visitor per day
42 Raeburn Place Edinburgh EH4 1HL
Received 27 May 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02269/CLP
Use of existing Class 1A retail premises (former ticket sales office) as a retail-led tea and light food unit.
127A Rose Street Edinburgh EH2 3DT
Received 27 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02270/LBC
Infill previous openings between shops.
53 - 59 Leith Walk Edinburgh EH6 8LS
Received 27 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02271/FUL
Construction of a garden room structure within the existing garden of the principal dwelling.
28 Argyle Crescent Edinburgh EH15 2QD
Received 27 May 2026 - Application Granted26/0390/TPO
As per the works order.
Woodland Clerwood Park Edinburgh
Received 27 May 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02273/LBC
Internal and externals alterations to form 5 short term let apartments, including window and door alterations.
33 York Place Edinburgh EH1 3HP
Received 27 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02274/FUL
Alterations and side extension to form a Granny Flat.
24 Durham Road Edinburgh EH15 1NY
Received 27 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02275/FUL
Single storey rear extension.
12 Crawford Gait Kirkliston EH29 9LB
Received 27 May 2026 - Application Granted26/02276/FUL
Single storey side extension to replace conservatory.
2 Silverknowes Terrace Edinburgh EH4 5HN
Received 27 May 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0391/TCO
Lime at NW corner. - Crown lift to 2.5m over grass and 5.2m over street.
Flat 1 1 Ettrick Loan Edinburgh EH10 5EP
Received 27 May 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02277/FULSTL
Change of use from office to five short term let apartments (sui generis) and external alterations.
33 York Place Edinburgh EH1 3HP
Received 27 May 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0392/TCO
14ft Cherry Tree - Reducing the crown of the cherry tree by approx 1m where physiologically appropriate.
2B Spylaw Road Edinburgh EH10 5BH
Received 27 May 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02278/FUL
Change of Use to Class 4 with ancillary Class 11 use and external alterations (in retrospect)
27 Bankhead Terrace Edinburgh EH11 4DY
Received 27 May 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0393/TCO
T1 Western red cedar - Remove tree and replant with at least 6 new fruit trees to create future orchard area , T2 Conifer - Reduce height of tree by no more than 4 metres and leave a balanced crown
15 Johnsburn Road Balerno EH14 7DY
Received 27 May 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0394/TCO
12ft Unidentified Tree - Fell the 12ft unidentified tree, cutting as low to ground level as possible and inserting eco plugs., 40ft Common Lime Tree - Remove the basal epicormic growth on the Lime tree, up to a height of approximately 20 - 25 feet, 20ft Silver Birch - Remove the Ivy from the Silver Birch tree, cutting as low to ground level as possible
Flat 1 50 Baberton Avenue Juniper Green EH14 5DU
Received 27 May 2026 - Permission has been varied23/06554/VAR3
Non-material variation to planning permission 23/06554/FUL - removal of a column of windows to the Rose Street elevation and replace with cladding to match the remainder of the development and to replace the glazing.
7 - 11, 15 - 19 Hanover Street, 40 Rose Street, 70 Princes Street Edinburgh EH2 2DL
Received 27 May 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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