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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Awaiting Assessment26/02822/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
3F2 21 Montague Street Edinburgh EH8 9QT
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02823/CLP
Single storey extension to the rear of the house, extend existing garage to the rear and alterations to relocate the principle entrance from the front to the side elevation.
216 Duddingston Park South Bingham Edinburgh EH15 3EH
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02824/LBC
Internal reconfiguration works and the alteration and repair of the existing roof space to form a new primary bedroom suite with rear facing dormer.
12 Jordan Lane Edinburgh EH10 4RA
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/02825/FUL
Proposed internal reconfiguration works and alteration and repair of the existing roof space to form a new primary bedroom suite with rear facing dormer.
12 Jordan Lane Edinburgh EH10 4RA
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02826/LBC
Replacement of three existing ticket office windows with new double-glazed timber windows incorporating integrated communication systems (as amended).
Palace Of Holyrood House 23 Abbey Strand Edinburgh EH8 8DX
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/0519/TPO
Mature Ash tree tags 5040 & 0371 on communal ground to the west of the rear garden. - Reduce radial spread of the east crown by 2m, so that is a radial spread from 6m down to 4m.
Tree Works Oakwood Court Clerwood Edinburgh
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Consultation Approved26/02827/PAN
Delivery of plots B1 & B2 within the wider Granton Waterfront Masterplan. The proposals are for a residential development of up to 275 new homes of mixed tenure with both council homes and private for sale, along with associated site development, landscaping, open space, access, drainage and servicing and other external works.
Site 250 Metres East Of 11 West Shore Road Granton Edinburgh
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0520/TCO
Rowan; Ht 7 metres, DBH 10cm, Good condition - Reduce crown height by 1m. Reduce crown spread by 1m diameter & thin outer crown by 15%
1 Lauder Loan Grange Edinburgh EH9 2RB
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02828/FUL
Erect new single storey sunroom extension onto rear of property.(as amended).
132 Easter Drylaw Drive Easter Drylaw Edinburgh EH4 2RU
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0521/TCO
Multi-stemmed Rowan on north boundary of rear garden.One half of tree is dead.1 stem recently failed - Remove. Significant basal decay & the other stems are separating and are risk of failure.
47 Stirling Road Trinity Edinburgh EH5 3JB
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Permission Is Not Required26/02829/LBC
Roof repairs, including patch slate replacements as needed, flashing repairs and reinstatement, chimney pointing repairs, gutter cleaning and refixing.
17 - 25 Leith Street New Town Edinburgh EH1 3AT
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02830/FUL
Conversion of the existing integral garage into a habitable family room. External works comprise the replacement of the existing garage roof with a raised warm flat roof incorporating a pyramidal rooflight, recladding of the garage in grey cladding, replacement windows and associated alterations to the front and rear elevations.
120 Barnton Park Avenue Barnton Edinburgh EH4 6HE
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Application Refused26/02831/FUL
The proposal involves the removal of the existing mature boundary hedge and its replacement with a high-quality vertical timber slatted fence and matching pedestrian gate of comparable height.
1 Chesser Cottages Slateford Edinburgh EH11 3AB
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Permission Required25/06658/VARY
Non Material Variation
10 Midmar Drive Morningside Edinburgh EH10 6BU
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02833/FUL
Proposed conversion of an existing GF window on rear elevation into a door opening.
BF2 7 Trinity Crescent Edinburgh EH5 3ED
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Permission has been varied18/04657/VAR2
Non Material Variation to planning permission 18/04657/FUL - installation of gas meter housing, amendments to landscape specifications and installation of bollards.
35 - 36 St Andrew Square Edinburgh EH2 2AD
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0522/TCO
T1 - Birch. Crown reduce by no more than 1.0m.
24 Spottiswoode Road Marchmont Edinburgh EH9 1BL
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0523/TCO
t1 ash - prune north, south, east and west by 1m from 5m to 4m and height from 13m to 12m
2A Malta Terrace Stockbridge Edinburgh EH4 1HR
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0524/TCO
t1 birch - remove tree
9 Cobden Terrace Dalry Edinburgh EH11 2BJ
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0525/TCO
Prunus avium - Reduce canopy 1 to 1.5 meters.
6 Bellfield Street Portobello East Edinburgh EH15 2BP
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0526/TCO
Prunus avium - 30 to 60 cm reduction of regrowth from previous pruning points.
12 Jordan Lane Morningside Edinburgh EH10 4RA
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0527/TCO
t2 birch - remove tree, t3 birch - remove tree, t4 sycamore - crown lift east side by no more than 10m any branches above 5.5m from ground level to consist of secondary and tertiary branches only and all branches to be retained if larger than 100mm in diameter. , t5 magnolia - prune by upto 1m nsew and height
29 Joppa Road Portobello East Edinburgh EH15 2HA
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0528/TCO
x2 leylandii reduced top 2m ,1 x prunus avium lift canopy to 1m, 2x pear tree limbs reduce 1m.
190 Ferry Road Edinburgh EH6 4NW
Received 6 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0529/TCO
Acer platanoides in back garden pollarding of tree down to previous pollard points to bs3998. Reduction of height to 10 metres and width to 8 metres.
9 Baberton Park Juniper Green EH14 5DW
Received 7 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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