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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- 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 Refused26/02454/FULSTL
Change of use from residential to Short Term Let.
Flat 1 3 St Leonard's Street Edinburgh EH8 9RN
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02455/LBC
New external decoration to shopfront and new signage. (AS AMENDED)
The Filling Station GF 235 High Street Edinburgh EH1 1PE
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02456/ADV
Advertisement of the following types : Fascia sign, projecting sign. New window vinyls, new illuminated menu board. (AS AMENDED)
The Filling Station GF 235 High Street Edinburgh EH1 1PE
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02457/FUL
New external decoration to shopfront; new external planters to existing outdoor seating area; new floodlighting to building to replace existing. (AS AMENDED)
The Filling Station GF 235 High Street Edinburgh EH1 1PE
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02458/FUL
Proposed rear extension to extend kitchen, and roof extension to provide master suite.(as amended).
22 Essex Road Edinburgh EH4 6LJ
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02459/FUL
Erect summer house.
43 Inveralmond Drive Edinburgh EH4 6JX
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0438/TCO
T1 Lime raise and clear from building.
Woodland Wallace Gardens Edinburgh
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Application Refused26/02461/WINPA
Existing white timber sash n case windows to be replaced with uPVC sash n case windows in white finish.
67 Craiglea Drive Edinburgh EH10 5PE
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02462/FUL
Single storey rear extension.
9 Cambridge Avenue Edinburgh EH6 5AW
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02464/CLP
Internal alterations to demolish a wall between the existing Kitchen and Bedroom 2 to form a larger kitchen / dining space. Includes widening the existing opening to the conservatory to accommodate larger doors. The sill height of the existing bedroom window will be raised to accommodate a new kitchen worktop height. All external modifications to the window will utilize matching materials to the existing dwellinghouse.
15 Corstorphine Bank Drive Edinburgh EH12 8RY
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Application Approved26/02465/WINPA
Replacement of three existing windows on the principal (front) elevation: two serving the living room and one serving the hall. The existing windows are white uPVC sliding sash units. The proposed replacement windows will also be white uPVC units and will maintain the existing appearance of the property. The new windows will incorporate a centrally positioned dummy transom bar, replicating the sightlines and proportions of the existing sliding sash windows and ensuring consistency with the wider terrace. There will be no change to the frame material, colour, overall window size, opening arrangement as viewed externally, or the architectural character. The only alteration is to the method of operation, with the existing sliding sash mechanism being replaced by a tilt-and-turn opening system to improve functionality as well as ease and safety of maintenance. This change will not materially affect the external appearance of the property or its contribution to the character of the area
31 Iona Street Edinburgh EH6 8SP
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02466/LBC
Replace existing sash and case window with new matching sash and case window including double glazing.
4F1 32A Warrender Park Terrace Edinburgh EH9 1ED
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02467/FUL
Proposed single storey extension to the rear of the property.
5 Lime Kilns View Edinburgh EH17 8TS
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02468/FUL
Side and rear extension to dwelling.
100 Fauldburn Edinburgh EH12 8YJ
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02471/LBC
Replace the current windows with new timber sash and case weighted windows to match the current style with a 6 over 6 pane design.
2F2 44 Howe Street Edinburgh EH3 6TH
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02473/LBC
Internal alteration and refurbishment works.
6 Blacket Place Edinburgh EH9 1RL
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0439/TCO
T1 Horse Chestnut removal the tree is damaging the boundary wall.
11 Garscube Terrace Edinburgh EH12 6BW
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02474/FUL
Minor window /door alterations. Formation of rear deck with pergola structure and curved feature stone steps.
262 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH14 1DN
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Application Refused26/02475/FULSTL
Change of use of residential premises to short-term let accommodation.
4 Bellfield Lane Edinburgh EH15 2BL
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Application Refused26/02476/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
Flat 25 124 Lothian Road Edinburgh EH3 9BG
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02477/FULSTL
Change of use of the residential property to a short-term let for a period of 84 days between 9th June 2026 - 31st August 2026.
Flat 5 38 Barony Street Edinburgh EH3 6NY
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Application Refused26/02478/FULSTL
Change of use from residential flat (sui generis) to short term let (sui generis) for the purpose of secondary letting.
17 New Lane Edinburgh EH6 4JD
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0440/TCO
Birch tree, lime tree cut back birch tree by 1.5m and reduce the crown of lime tree by 1.5 to 2m.
6 Juniper Park Road Juniper Green EH14 5DX
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02479/LBC
Internal alterations to sanctuary and community spaces.
189 Portobello High Street Edinburgh EH15 1EU
Received 11 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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