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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- 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 Granted26/0400/TPO
T1 sycamore - remove deadwood. T2 lime - remove deadwood. T4 lime - remove deadwood.T5 false acacia - coppice at 0.75m.T6 laurel - foliage tip reduction of branches associated with secondary stem featuring decay by up to 2.5m.T7 sycamore - remove deadwood.T9 sycamore - remove deadwood.T10 lime - remove epicormic growth to 3m.G1 mixed evergreen/deciduous: foliage tip reduction back to suitable lateral growth points to provide up to 1.5m clearance from building.G2 lime - foliage tip reduction to suitable lateral growth points to provide 5.2m clearance over highway.
Murrayfield House Nursing Home 66 Murrayfield Avenue Edinburgh EH12 6AY
Received 29 May 2026 - Application Refused26/02318/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
Flat 5 7 St Mary's Street Edinburgh EH1 1TA
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02319/FUL
Proposal for single-storey front porch /vestibule extension, extension of the existing single-storey rear extension, and installation of a new rooflight above the stairwell to improve natural daylight within the property.
15 Craigleith Hill Gardens Edinburgh EH4 2JB
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Application Refused26/02320/LBC
Proposed wrought iron gate installation outside of the front of the property.
32 Henderson Row Edinburgh EH3 5DN
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02323/CLP
Alterations to the window openings at the rear and side elevations. 1. Change a window into a patio door. 2. Reduce the size of a window. 3. Form a new kitchen window to the side elevation of the house.
1 Fox Covert Grove Edinburgh EH12 6UJ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0401/TCO
Coniferous tree (fir), believed Nordmann fir (Abies nordmanniana) - Removal.
7 Crawfurd Road Edinburgh EH16 5PQ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02326/LBC
Proposed opening between two stores spaces. Proposed opening between store and front bedroom. Moving kitchen to existing store location.
PF 19 Bellevue Crescent Edinburgh EH3 6NE
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02327/LBC
Enlarged opening to rear, replacement of rear windows and doors and internal alterations including installation of wood burning stove and relocation of boiler.
133 Lower Granton Road Edinburgh EH5 1EX
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02328/CLP
Alterations to the exterior openings of a domestic dwelling with change of sliding doors to rear to French door and removal of rear single pass door to rear.
17 Swanston Park Edinburgh EH10 7BR
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02329/LBC
Installation of new entrance gates.
The Elms Care Home 148 Whitehouse Loan Edinburgh EH9 2EZ
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02330/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use to short term let (sui generis) use.
3 Ratho Park Steading Ratho Park Road Ratho Newbridge EH28 8TF
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02331/FUL
Demolition of existing garage and erection of new side extension. Attic conversion with erection of front and rear dormers including associated internal works (as amended).
4 Morton Street Edinburgh EH15 2EN
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02332/FUL
Repair works to existing stone chimney, apply a lime rendered finish to the outside of the chimney, keyed to look like stonework.
1, 2, 3 Lee Crescent Edinburgh EH15 1LW
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02333/FUL
Single storey rear extension.
25 Silverknowes Eastway Edinburgh EH4 5NE
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Application Refused26/02334/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
1F1 97 Rose Street Edinburgh EH2 3DT
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02335/LBC
Internal alterations including relocation of bathroom and kitchen and part removal of internal partition.
2F1 2 Geddes' Entry 233 High Street Edinburgh EH1 1PE
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02336/LBC
Minor internal alterations to form en-suite and utility (as amended).
1F2 28 India Street Edinburgh EH3 6HB
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02340/FUL
Change of use from restaurant (class 3) to public house (sui generis) with minor external alterations.
135 George Street Edinburgh EH2 4JS
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02341/LBC
Minor internal and external alterations.
135 George Street Edinburgh EH2 4JS
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02343/CLP
Garage conversion.
24 Walford Drive Edinburgh EH15 1AB
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02344/FUL
Proposed loft conversion (upgrading the previous loft conversion) including enlarging of the dormer windows. Alterations to the ground floor including the provision of new doorset to the rear elevation.
73 Craigcrook Avenue Edinburgh EH4 3PU
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02345/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
Flat 2 1 Allanfield Edinburgh EH7 5YG
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/0406/TCO
Rowan Tree - Fell.
Flat 1 33 Mitchell Street Edinburgh EH6 7AR
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0407/TCO
Copper Maple and Silver Birch, as per report.
10 Saxe-coburg Place Edinburgh EH3 5BR
Received 2 Jun 2026
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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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