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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas50 mapped area records
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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
- Awaiting decision26/02544/FUL
Erection of Class 1A shops and financial, professional, and other services / Class 3 restaurants and caf�s development with associated infrastructure, access, landscaping, cycle parking, and car parking (as amended).
2C Northfield Drive Edinburgh
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02546/FUL
Restore the exterior of the building and convert the rear window to french door. Also the rear door to be changed to glazed door. The external iron work to be restore and repainted. Roof to be reclad using traditional material.
32 Danube Street Edinburgh EH4 1NT
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0460/TCO
2 x Common limes - As per report.
Pleasure Grounds Merchiston Gardens Edinburgh
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Mixed Decision26/0461/TPO
3 x trees as per report - As per report
2 Buckstone Drive Edinburgh EH10 6PD
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02548/FULSTL
Change of use from residential flat (sui generis) to short term let (sui generis).
39 Broughton Place Edinburgh EH1 3RR
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Awaiting Assessment24/02048/VARY
Non-material variation application to 24/02048/FUL - changes to unit mix, landscape updates, elevation updates and changes to bike and bin provision.
Caledonian Brewery 40 Slateford Road Edinburgh EH11 1PH
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Permission has been varied24/00820/VAR2
Non Material Variation to planning permission 24/00820/FUL - External alterations to facade and materials. Internal reconfiguration.
Land 70 Metres East Of 1 Lochside Court Edinburgh
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Permitted Development26/02552/PNTEL
The installation of one directional wireless antenna, located at a height of 6 metres AGL on the existing column; The installation of two Remote Radio Units and one Baseband Unit at 5.5m on existing column; Ancillary development thereto.
Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 15 Metres West Of 23B Abbey Strand Edinburgh
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Permitted Development26/02553/PNTEL
The installation of one Directional Antenna, located at a height of 6 metres AGL on the existing column; The installation of two Remote Radio Units and one Baseband Unit at 5.5m on existing column; Ancillary development thereto.
Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 15 Metres West Of 1 Greenside Row Edinburgh
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Permitted Development26/02555/PNTEL
The installation of one Directional Antenna, located at a height of 6 metres AGL on the existing column; The installation of two Remote Radio Units and one Baseband Unit at 5.5m on existing column; Ancillary development thereto.
Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 10 Metres North Of 1 Johnston Terrace Edinburgh
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Permitted Development26/02556/PNTEL
The installation of one Directional Antenna, located at a height of 6 metres AGL on the existing column; The installation of two Remote Radio Units and one Baseband Unit at 5.5m on existing column; Ancillary development thereto.
Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 10 Metres East Of 15 Blair Street Edinburgh
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Permitted Development26/02557/PNTEL
The installation of one Directional Antenna, located at a height of 6 metres AGL on the existing column; The installation of two Remote Radio Units and one Baseband Unit at 5.5m on existing column; Ancillary development thereto.
Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 40 Metres North Of 61 Jeffrey Street Edinburgh
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02558/FUL
Installation of a new Velux rooflight on the front roof slope and the formation of a dormer on the rear elevation.
48B Corbiehill Road Edinburgh EH4 5AS
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02559/FUL
Proposed extension to rear and proposed new garage building.
7 Milton Road East Edinburgh EH15 2ND
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02560/LBC
Proposed window replacement, timber sash and case windows with heritage double glazing.
Flat 10 26 Drumsheugh Gardens Edinburgh EH3 7RN
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0462/TCO
Yew - removal of tree from front garden.
22 Dick Place Edinburgh EH9 2JJ
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Permitted Development26/02561/PNTEL
The installation of one Directional Antenna, located at a height of 6 metres AGL on the existing column; The installation of two Remote Radio Units and one Baseband Unit at 5.5m on existing column; Ancillary development thereto.
Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 5 Metres North Of 4 Kincaid's Court Edinburgh
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02563/FUL
To erect a temporary sculpture with fencing between the days of 31 August and 27 September (in retrospect)
Land Outside Of The Kirkgate Shopping Centre Leith Walk Edinburgh
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/0463/TCO
T8 birch - reduce canopy spread S E W from 4m to 3m reduce canopy N from 4m to 2m.
19 Corrennie Drive Edinburgh EH10 6EG
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02566/FUL
Proposed first floor rear extension and creation of recessed balcony at roof level.
16E Skerryvore Loan Edinburgh EH10 6TX
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02567/FUL
To install a drain to the bottom of the entrance ramp at Hobart House.
Land 2 Metres East Of 80 Hanover Street Edinburgh
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Application Refused26/02568/CLP
Single storey flat roof extension to rear.
66 Caiystane Gardens Edinburgh EH10 6SY
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Application Approved26/02569/WINPA
Existing white timber sash and case windows to be replaced with upvc sash and case windows in white finish.
25E Abercorn Terrace Edinburgh EH15 2DF
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0464/TCO
Dead tree on the left-hand boundary in the rear garden, remove.
14 West Castle Road Edinburgh EH10 5AU
Received 17 Jun 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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