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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 Granted26/02801/FUL
Replacement of existing conservatory roof with a new solid roof.
29 Wester Hill Edinburgh EH10 5XG
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02802/LBC
Convert existing window into door on rear. Existing stone lintel and opening width retained, with masonry below the existing window removed.
BF2 7 Trinity Crescent Edinburgh EH5 3ED
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02803/FUL
This application is for the formation of a garage /bin and bike store.
69 Craiglockhart Terrace Edinburgh EH14 1XH
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0513/TCO
Sycamore - Removal.
13 Park Road Edinburgh EH6 4LE
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02804/FUL
Replacement of existing conservatory with single storey sunroom extension.
6 St Margaret's Road Edinburgh EH9 1AZ
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02805/FUL
New front and side extensions, including extending the loft with new dormers to the front and rear, new extended driveway.
4 Paisley Grove Duddingston Edinburgh EH8 7LF
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02806/FUL
Erection of a single storey detached timber garden building in the rear curtilage of the property. 3.5m wide x 2.5m deep x 2.48m in height. Timber construction with insulated walls, floor and roof and double glazed windows. Plastic grid foundation system with pea gravel. No plumbing or drainage.
69B Leamington Terrace Viewforth Edinburgh EH10 4JT
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02807/CLP
Replacement hardwood windows and doors.
48A Craiglockhart Loan Wester Craiglockhart Edinburgh EH14 1JS
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02808/FUL
Reconstruction of semi detached house which was demolished because of damage sustained from explosion of neighbouring property (as amended)
35 Baberton Mains Avenue Baberton Mains Edinburgh EH14 3EQ
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02809/LBC
Update previous approved mechanical plant to rear elevation. re-introduce 2no windows to proposed staff room to rear elevations. Existing external rear metal escape to be retained from previous approved application of replacing the stair. New intake grill and extract grills from service lightwell to proposed Gents WC.
30A Chambers Street Edinburgh EH1 1HU
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02810/LBC
Installation of combi boiler and introduction of flue / terminal on front elevation.
1F2 88 St Stephen Street Stockbridge Edinburgh EH3 5AQ
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02811/FUL
Installation of a new combi boiler within the property and introduction of flue on front elevation.
1F2 88 St Stephen Street Edinburgh EH3 5AQ
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Permission has been varied24/00866/VARY
Non Material Variation to Planning Permission 24/00866/FUL - Fa�ade colour palette; glazing omitted and replaced with matching off-white fibre cement rainscreen panels; restaurant sections reduced height of three elevations; adjusted floor levels; and two vertical rows of windows omitted from the north elevation.
13 East Mains Of Ingliston Ingliston Road Ingliston Newbridge
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02813/FUL
Proposed single storey extension to an existing dwelling to create a new ground floor WC/Utility Room and Office space.
196 Craigleith Road Craigleith Edinburgh EH4 2EE
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02814/FUL
Change of use of amenity ground adjacent to 20 Bingham Avenue, Edinburgh, to private garden ground.
Land 15 Metres South Of 20 Bingham Avenue Bingham Edinburgh
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02815/FUL
Removal of existing chimneys (2no). single storey front gable and rear extension. Internal alterations to form enlarged kitchen utility room dressing room dining room lounge and 2no bedrooms.
10 Coillesdene Terrace Joppa Edinburgh EH15 2JN
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0514/TCO
Rowan tree removal of tree in conservation area, to be replaced by other trees.
9 Braid Road Braid Hills Edinburgh EH10 6AE
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02817/FUL
Conservatory to be removed and replaced with single storey rear extension. New rooflights and glazed cupola reinstatement, internal alterations and ASHP installed.
50 Mayfield Road Edinburgh EH9 2NH
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02818/LBC
Removal of existing recent conservatory and replace with single storey extension with roof lights. Internal alterations to ground floor to form new kitchen and family dining space. First floor: New secret door to library, reinstatement of light shaft to reinstated glazed cupola. Second floor: removal of later additional en-suites, reinstatement of glazed cupola and light shaft.
50 Mayfield Road Edinburgh EH9 2NH
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0515/TCO
T1 - Yew. reduce in height by 1m and reshape sides.
8A Park Road Newhaven Edinburgh EH6 4LF
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02819/FUL
Removal of existing single storey extension to the rear of terraced house then construction of a new single storey extension with a new opening to the rear of the house (as amended).
8 Grierson Road Boswall Edinburgh EH5 2BQ
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02820/LBC
Internal alterations.
19 Ainslie Place New Town Edinburgh EH3 6AU
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02821/FUL
Remove existing rear extension and erect new rear extension.
24 Stenhouse Mill Lane Stenhouse Edinburgh EH11 3LR
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0518/TCO
Cherry tree crown lift (C1) of 4m from ground up, 360�. Copper beech crown left (B1) of 4m from ground up, 360�.
22 Napier Road Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 5AY
Received 6 Jul 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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