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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.
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More application records
- Application Refused26/0537/TPO
works to various trees -( see attached report)
4 Ravelston Dykes Lane Ravelston Edinburgh EH4 3NY
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0538/TCO
Birch reduce height by approximately 2m and shape. Wild cherry remove tree. Japanese cherry reduce height by 2m and shape. Japanese cherry reduce height by 1.5m and shape.
5 Polwarth Terrace Polwarth Edinburgh EH11 1NF
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0539/TCO
Ornamental cherry plum, cherry, elder reduce ornamental cherry plym 2-3m , reduce cherry 0.5m, remove elder.
31 Belmont Road Juniper Green EH14 5DZ
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02855/CLP
Proposed conservatory removal, roof window and window to door with internal alterations.
178 Mayfield Road Mayfield Edinburgh EH9 3AX
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0540/TCO
T1 & T2 Limes remove epicormic to 3m from existing ground level.
15 Ravenscroft Street Hyvots Bank Edinburgh EH17 8QJ
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Application Approved26/02856/WINPA
Replace PVC hopper fully reversable windows with PVC side hung windows.
17 Cramond Glebe Gardens Cramond Edinburgh EH4 6NZ
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02857/FUL
New children's playpark (outdoor timber structures) in the grounds of Ravelston School Campus in the vicinity of the Sports Centre and the Primary education building.
Mary Erskine School 95 Ravelston Dykes Road Edinburgh EH4 3NT
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02858/ADV
Balustrade sign.
46A George Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 2LE
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02859/LBC
Replacement of the existing balustrade sign.
46A George Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 2LE
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Permission Is Not Required26/02860/LBC
Internal alterations including removal of existing, non-original partitions and proposed new en-suite shower room.
40A Cumberland Street Stockbridge Edinburgh EH3 6RG
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision22/01563/VAR4
Non-Material Variation.
Land To East Of 139 Leith Walk Edinburgh
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02862/LBC
Internal layout reorganisation and erection new barrier fence.
150 Ferry Road Edinburgh EH6 4NX
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0541/TCO
T1 Beech - reduce, T2 Hawthorn - reduce, T3 Birch - Reduce.
208 Newhaven Road Newhaven Edinburgh EH6 4QE
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0542/TCO
T1 Cupressus - remove, T2 Cupressus - Remove, T3 Cypress - Remove
12 Mortonhall Road Grange Edinburgh EH9 2HW
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02864/FUL
Proposed two storey extension to side of existing dwellinghouse to form new utility room and shower room on ground floor and new bedroom on first floor level. Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse to form open plan kitchen/dining room.
58 Stoneyflatts Crescent Echline South Queensferry EH30 9XY
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02866/CLESTL
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Flat 1 1 Forrest Hill Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2QL
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02867/LBC
Refurbishment works including replacement windows and door, shopfront repair and repainting, signage, external lighting and associated works (in retrospect).
12 Edinburgh Road South Queensferry EH30 9HR
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02868/FUL
Refurbishment works to the existing food and drink premises, including replacement windows and door, shopfront repair and repainting, signage, external lighting and associated works (in retrospect).
12 Edinburgh Road South Queensferry EH30 9HR
Received 8 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment22/06111/VARY
Roadway layout amended for RCC approval, Relocate Plot 03's Bin/Bicycle to the opposite side of the plot to avoid gas pipe exclusion zone.
Land 46 Metres East Of 10 Currievale Park Currie
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0543/TCO
Cherry tree re-pollard the tree back to previous cut points.
5 Newliston Road Milrig Kirkliston EH29 9DY
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0544/TCO
T1 Whitebeam, T2 Sycamore, T3 Birch, T4 Pine, T6 Oak, T7 Pine and T8 Ash fell the tree to ground level. T5 Pine remove the large split branch.
Merchiston Castle School 294 Colinton Road Edinburgh
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02873/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
4F1 7 Johnston Terrace Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2PW
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/0545/TPO
T1 Oak crown reducing the height and spread of the tree by no more than 2m height reduction and lateral reduction of spread of no more that 3m for branches subtending over buildings. ( agreed amendment by email 10 August)
75 Craiglockhart Road Wester Craiglockhart Edinburgh EH14 1EL
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0546/TCO
Common lime as per report. Crown reduce by approx3m all round to leave 19.23mhigh x 10.08m spread.
13 Kinellan Road Murrayfield Edinburgh EH12 6ES
Received 9 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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