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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Granted26/02710/FUL
Installation of 3 No. chiller units.
7 Bankhead Medway Edinburgh EH11 4BY
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Application Refused26/02711/FULSTL
Retrospective proposed change of use from residential property to short term let.
3 Orwell Place Edinburgh EH11 2AD
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02713/FUL
Internal alterations and single storey extension to rear of property. All materials to match existing.
392 Lanark Road Edinburgh EH13 0LX
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02714/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use from residential flat (sui generis) to short term let, (sui generis), between 11 June to 31 August 2026 and 20 December to 1 January 2027.
GF 8 Gloucester Place Edinburgh EH3 6EF
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Application Approved26/02715/SCO
EIA scoping request - proposed life science and ancillary retail / leisure / food & drink uses, mixed commercial and residential development, hotel, purpose built student accommodation and associated access, landscaping and infrastructure works (abridged).
Land South 240 Metres South East Of 9 Little France Road Edinburgh
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0494/TCO
Hungarian Oak T44 remove and replace.
43 St Andrew Square Edinburgh EH2 2AD
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02716/LBC
Upgrading of existing sash & case windows and 2 new proposed roof lights.
27 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5DR
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02717/FUL
Proposed single storey rear extension and dropped kerb access and driveway.
5 Glendevon Avenue Edinburgh EH12 5UN
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02718/FUL
Installation of 2 roof lights.
27 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5DR
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02719/FUL
Single storey pitched roof extension to rear elevation.
52 Queen Margaret Close Edinburgh EH10 7EE
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02721/FUL
Single storey pitched roof extension to the rear with first floor addition at rear flat roof (as amended).
262 Milton Road East Edinburgh EH15 2PG
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02723/FUL
Alter window to door, form landing, steps and associated kitchen alterations.
140 Brunton Gardens Edinburgh EH7 5ET
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02724/LBC
Alteration of vacant office building to form hotel.
15 Dalkeith Road Edinburgh EH16 5BH
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02725/FUL
Construction of infill extension to front, bay window to rear and new dormers to front and rear roof slopes.
93 Swanston Avenue Edinburgh EH10 7DA
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Mixed Decision26/0495/TPO
Lime (Tilia) crown thin and deadwood 20%. Crown reduction 1.5m with 5.2m epicormic crown lift. Hawthorn (Crataegus) reduce upper dead crown by 3m leaving a height of 3-4m, then remove 1-1.5m laterally and shape remaining crown. Birch (Betula) crown thin 20% with 1.5m crown reduction.
The Group Practice - Eyre 31 Eyre Crescent Edinburgh EH3 5EU
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Not Development-Permission Not Required26/02726/CLE
Like for like replacement of two existing, previously consented, conservatories on roof terrace on existing dwelling flat.
Flat 18 8 Orchard Brae Avenue Edinburgh EH4 2HP
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0496/TCO
Common Ash to remove the tree as it is now too high and overhangs our house and our neighbour's.
345 Lanark Road Edinburgh EH14 2LQ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0497/TCO
T0056 Norway maple. Height 15m, spread 14m, DBH 50cm. - Reduce spread of the upper crown west by 2m. Reduce height of secondary branch at 8m west., T0059 Oak Height 17m, spread 20m, DBH 90cm. - Remove dead branch at 7m N. Reduce spread SW to leave 2 to 2.5m clearance to beech. Reduce branch at 7m SSW to its fork at 5m.
12 Hope Terrace Edinburgh EH9 2AR
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02727/LBC
Replacement of 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.
10 Drummond Place Edinburgh EH3 6PH
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02728/LBC
Convert the existing en-suite bathroom into a new bedroom.
GF 5 Eton Terrace Edinburgh EH4 1QE
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02731/CLE
Lawful existing HMO use.
65 Bruntsfield Place Edinburgh EH10 4HQ
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0498/TCO
T1 Hemlock - End load reduction of long protruding limbs by up to 2m, removal of remainder of torn branch, and removal of dead wood. T2-T7 limes - Re-pollard to previous cuts
159 Mayfield Road Edinburgh EH9 3AY
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Permission Is Not Required26/02732/LBC
To front elevation erection of signs over entrance doors.
63 Princes Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 2DF
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Application Granted26/02733/FUL
Adaptations and refurbishment to the existing home including refurbishment and adaptations to the fenestration, EV charger and relaying the patio with associated soft planting.
82 Craiglea Drive Edinburgh EH10 5PH
Received 29 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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