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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 Assessment26/02878/FULSTL
Change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
Flat 10 180 Woodhall Road Colinton Edinburgh EH13 0PJ
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/0547/TCO
Lawson Cypress 30m height top half of tree will be pruned, remaining trunks sawn at base.
Treeworks Henderson Row Stockbridge Edinburgh
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/02879/WINPA
Permission to replace some windows in my Edinburgh flat.
Flat 28 1 Saunders Street Edinburgh EH3 6TQ
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02881/LBC
Alter the internal layout of the property by relocating the existing kitchen to the rear large bedroom as well as the installation of a new double door-set and upgrading of windows.
2F2 29 Clarence Street Stockbridge Edinburgh EH3 5AE
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0548/TCO
Section fell, remove to ground level common ash tree. - See works order 10754.
Woodland River Almond Walkway Cramond Edinburgh
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02882/FUL
Proposed external ice cream, snacks and hot and cold drinks outlet adjacent Tumbles Gym and Soft Play Centre, with related Change of Use from Class 11 to Class 1A.
20 Westbank Street Edinburgh EH15 1DR
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02886/CLESTL
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
6 Northumberland Place Lane New Town Edinburgh EH3 6LD
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02887/CLP
Proposed Use for the use of Units 2 and 3 as a furniture showroom (Sofa Club), including ancillary storage and associated operations.
7, 9 Oversman Road Edinburgh EH15 3BZ
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/0549/TPO
Lime T7623, Lime T7624, Lime T7625, Lime T7625, Lime T7626, Lime T7627. Lime T7628, Lime T7629, Lime T7630 , Lime T7631 epicormic removal. Sycamore T7632 Remove single lowest branch from garage roof. Lime T7633 , Lime T7634,, Lime T7635 epicormic removal. Cherry Plum T7639. reduce stem to above split knuckle. Copper Beech T7640 remove deadwood greater than 25mm. Oak T7645 remove deadwood greater than 25mm. Spruce T7663 reduce crown from building to give 2m clearance. Oak T7664 and Oak T7665 Remove deadwood greater than 25mm. Oak T7591 adjacent to Upper Cramond Court remove the remaining large lump of deadwood.
Treeworks Dunvegan Court Cramond Edinburgh
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02888/LBC
Replace 7 No. existing sash and case windows with matching double glazed sash and case windows (as amended).
1F2 60 South Clerk Street Newington Edinburgh EH8 9PS
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02889/LBC
Reinstatement of cast iron railings to the street frontage together with gate and resetting a gate pier.
8 Greenhill Gardens Bruntsfield Edinburgh EH10 4BW
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02890/FULSTL
Change of use of dwellinghouse (sui generis) to short-term let accommodation (sui generis).
51 Ross Gardens Edinburgh EH9 3BR
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0550/TCO
Birch Tree - Reduce branches in accordance with BS3998 by approx 2m wind - load on unions and risk of failure., Flowering Cherry Tree - Crown reduction of 1.5-2 metres to obtain clearance from buildings on both sides, Plum Tree - Reduce over extended branches by approximately 1 metre to improve crown stability
18 Old Church Lane Duddingston Edinburgh EH15 3PX
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02893/FUL
Application under Section 42 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) to extend the duration of a planning permission for an outdoor activity centre and associated facilities granted 17/03822/FUL for a further 10 year period.
Proposed Activity Centre 381 Metres Northeast Of Whitemoss Farmhouse B7031 From Junction With A70 To Greenburn East Calder Kirknewton
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02894/LBC
Alterations to the existing west-facing snug window, the introduction of a new south-facing window serving the dining space, and internal alterations to the existing opening between the kitchen and dining room.
38B Dick Place Edinburgh EH9 2JB
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02895/FUL
The proposed works comprise a dining space, alterations to the existing bay windows.
38B Dick Place Edinburgh EH9 2JB
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02896/LBC
Proposed defibrillator installation.
National Monument 36 Calton Hill Edinburgh
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02897/LBC
Replacement of 4 no. windows.
Flat 2 46 Minto Street Edinburgh EH9 2BR
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0551/TCO
Horse Chestnut - Crown reduce by 3m
1 Ladywell Road Broomhall Edinburgh EH12 7TA
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02899/FUL
Works include the modification to existing timber framed shopfront to bring the secondary door flush with the frontage. Raising parapets to flat roofs, front and rear to allow a new insulated roof to be installed. 2no Roof lights and 1no skylight on rear roofs to be infilled. New solar panels installed on rear flat roof. New opening through an existing wall in basement light well with black grille to servicing concealed HVAC plant.New vent holes in rear elevation.
14 Castle Street Edinburgh EH2 3AT
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02900/PPP
Planning permission in principle for demolition of all existing buildings and the erection of a residential (Class 9/Sui-Generis) development and other associated works and infrastructure including car parking, servicing, access arrangements and landscaping.
Fairmilehead Water Treatment Works 55 Buckstone Terrace Buckstone Edinburgh EH10 6XH
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02901/ADV
Fascia Sign, Projecting Sign
14 Castle Street Edinburgh EH2 3AT
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Application Refused26/02902/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
3F3 11 Rossie Place Abbeyhill Edinburgh EH7 5SE
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0552/TCO
Corkscrew Willow located in back garden of the property. Height 7m, spread for 6m, DBH 340mm multiple areas of dead cambium in both main stem and branches. Remove to ground level.
14 St Bernard's Row Stockbridge Edinburgh EH4 1HW
Received 13 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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