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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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 Refused26/02776/FULSTL
Change of use from flat (sui generis) to short term let (sui generis).
38 Dundee Terrace Edinburgh EH11 1DN
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02778/FUL
Construction of an extension to the rear of existing house.
2 Avon Grove Edinburgh EH4 6RF
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02779/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
Flat 2 84 Spring Gardens Edinburgh EH8 8HX
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0509/TCO
Laburnum 1, remove tree. Laburnum 2, remove tree.
Corner House Day Nursery 2 South Gillsland Road Edinburgh EH10 5DE
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02780/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
9 - 11 Balfour Street Edinburgh EH6 5DG
Received 2 Jul 2026 - S50 Certificate Issued26/02781/S50
Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005).
31 Shore Edinburgh EH6 6QN
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02782/LBC
To add external awnings, signage, lighting and planter to front of building (as amended).
25 - 28 Argyle Place Edinburgh EH9 1JJ
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02783/FUL
Attic conversion and formation of new dormers.
13 Stevenson Road Edinburgh EH11 2SF
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02784/FUL
Proposed garden pod.
14 Merchiston Crescent Edinburgh EH10 5AX
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02785/CLESTL
To continue use as short term let.
Flat 2 10 Boat Green Edinburgh EH3 5LL
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02786/LBC
Internal repairs and reinstatement work including repairs to historic plasterwork and cornices, reinstatement of ceilings, wall finishes, services and associated like-for-like repairs.
20 Gardner's Crescent Edinburgh EH3 8DE
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02787/FUL
Proposed down-taking of existing rear lean to, replacement with new extension and extension to the side; along with refurbishment of outbuildings for private leisure /work use, new garage and new railings to front garden.
5 Stirling Road Edinburgh EH5 3HZ
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02789/FUL
Temporary use of a playing field as an outdoor food and drink market between the dates of 1 May and 31 August and the years of 2027 and 2031 and associated installation of stalls, stage, tent, toilets, fencing and signage (part in retrospect for years preceding 2027)
11 Portgower Place Edinburgh
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0510/TCO
Sycamore (Acer Pseudoplatanus), remove T1 T2 T3 T4.
4 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02791/FUL
Remove the conservatory style finish of an existing porch, convert the garage and porch to habitable space and render the front elevation porch and face brick of the garage to match the house.
6 Crosswood Crescent Balerno EH14 7HS
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Permission Is Not Required26/02792/LBC
Removal of debris and loose stones from basement level and install new insulating recycled foam glass gravel and breathable limecrete slab. Outer walls of basement made good, holes repaired and re-pointed with lime mortar internally.
33 Barony Street Edinburgh EH3 6NX
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02793/ADV
Proposed Vinyl placed above ATM.
Haymarket Station 3 Haymarket Edinburgh EH12 5EY
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Permission Is Not Required26/0511/TPO
Large Conifer - Full removal.
12 Woodfield Avenue Edinburgh EH13 0HX
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/0512/TPO
English Yew Tree recorded as T4082 - The tree is dead and requires to be felled as soon as possible.
5B Hope Terrace Edinburgh EH9 2AP
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02795/FUL
Refurbishment of the existing shopfront, new fascia signage, installation of a mechanical extract ventilation system with a high-level rear extract flue.
5 Nicolson Square Edinburgh EH8 9BH
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02796/CLP
The application is seeking approval to remove the existing bike storage and proposes to install improved bike storage on same footprint.
1 Victoria Quay Edinburgh EH6 6QQ
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02797/LBC
Refurbishment works including minor alterations to the shopfront, to include replacement and /or repairs of elements. Works to incorporate roof and internal wall insulation and installation of solar panels to the rear roofs.
14 Castle Street Edinburgh EH2 3AT
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02798/FUL
Merger of flat GF1 and flat 1F1 into single dwelling with new single storey first floor extension to rear.
GF1, 1F1 16 Eastfield Edinburgh EH15 2PN
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Application Refused26/02800/LBC
Replacement of existing timber sash and case single glazed windows with new double glazed timber sash and case windows.
Flat 5 29 West Nicolson Street Edinburgh EH8 9DB
Received 3 Jul 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in City of Edinburgh
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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