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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.
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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0567/TCO
T1 Birch reduce, T2 and T3 Cedar remove.
7 Newbattle Terrace Morningside Edinburgh EH10 4RU
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Permitted Development26/02969/PNTEL
Remove 6 No. existing antennas and replace with 1 No. 7.5m stub tower supporting 6 No. new antennas and 2 No. 300mm dishes, the installation of 1no. new meter cab, and ancillary works thereto.
555 Gorgie Road Edinburgh
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02970/LBC
Existing single glazed timber sash and case windows replaced with new double glazed timber sash and case windows to match existing.
2F1 2 Gayfield Street Edinburgh EH1 3NR
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02971/LBC
Internal alterations to refurbish bathroom and shower facilities, to form new administration area and provide improved roof access within clubhouse. External alterations to include works to refurbish the front door lobby and external steps to provide safe stepped access proposing to introduce discreet internal secondary glazing to existing sash and case windows to front of building.
Murrayfield Golf Club 43 Murrayfield Road Edinburgh EH12 6EU
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0568/TCO
Trees 584,585,586,587,588,589,590, 581,580,575,572,571 and 583 - Crown Reduction.
Flat 1 50 Baberton Avenue Baberton Park Juniper Green EH14 5DU
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0569/TCO
T2 - Yew - reshape by no more than <0.5m Ash/Sycamore - reduce away from boundary by 1.5m approximately. Pre-Height: 18 Pre-Width:8 Post-Height:18 Post Width:6.5
6 Lennox Row Trinity Edinburgh EH5 3HN
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0570/TCO
one laurel, one prunus, one viburnum and 1 hazel - Trimming.
24 East Hermitage Place Lochend Edinburgh EH6 8AD
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Permission Is Not Required26/02973/LBC
Alterations to relocate family bathroom, enlarge ensuite bathroom and create utility room on second floor.
18 India Street Edinburgh EH3 6EZ
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02974/FUL
Greenhouse in the rear garden, 1180mm x 2416mm floor area and 2061mm high.
15A Randolph Crescent Edinburgh EH3 7TT
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/02975/FUL
Change of use from office to 2 No. flatted dwellings. (as amended)
9 Nightingale Way Edinburgh EH3 9EG
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Permission Is Not Required26/02976/LBC
External decoration, new signage and external lighting.
57 - 59 Roseburn Terrace Edinburgh EH12 5NQ
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02977/LBC
Replacement of worn external stone staircase to basement flat with new natural stone staircase to closely match existing. Replacement of non-original existing door and fanlight with new to match adjacent property.
15A Gayfield Square Edinburgh EH1 3NX
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02979/LBC
Amendments to 25/05749/LBC. Existing 7no 12-pane windows to east and north fa�ade which are in poor condition to be replaced with a single vacuum pane per sash with plant-on astragals to appear as if 12-pane. New mechanical extracts terminating to external air on north (rear) fa�ade.
2 Nelson Street Edinburgh EH3 6LG
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0571/TCO
Mature Elm tree - Remove tree
23 George Square Southside Edinburgh EH8 9LD
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02981/FUL
Proposed front and rear extension to existing property and alterations.
58 West Craigs Crescent Cammo Edinburgh EH12 8NA
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Permitted Development26/02982/PNTEL
The installation of 1no. ground-based equipment cabinet. The installation of 1 No. small cell antenna on to the existing street lighting column.
Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 8 Metres South Of 7 Princes Street Edinburgh
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Permitted Development26/02983/PNTEL
The installation of 1 No. ground-based equipment cabinet. The removal of an existing 3m-high street pole and the deployment of a 7m-high replacement street pole in the same location. The installation of 1 No. small cell antenna on to the replacement streetpole.
Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 16 Metres West Of 5 Blackfriars Street Edinburgh
Received 3 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02984/FUL
Install a timber construction garden room to be used a personal gym.
24 Pilton Place Royston Edinburgh EH5 2EX
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Permitted Development26/02985/PNTEL
Installation of 1 no. Omni Antenna to be installed at 6m and ancillary development thereto including 2 no. Remote Radio Units (RRU) and 1 no. Base Band Unit (BBU) at a height of 5.5m on the existing lamp post.
Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 15 Metres West Of 1 Greenside Row Edinburgh
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02987/FUL
Remove existing sunroom to rear of property. build rear extension. Internal alterations. Convert attic into office space.
23 North Gyle Loan Edinburgh EH12 8JJ
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/0572/TPO
T1 - Lawson cypress - Crown lift to a height of 4-5 metres above the garden ground level, to 2-3 metres above the pavement, and prune to create 1 metre clearance from the boundary wall.
1F2 38 Broughton Street Edinburgh EH1 3SB
Received 17 Jul 2026 - Permitted Development26/02988/PNTEL
The installation of 1no. ground-based equipment cabinet. The removal of an existing 3m-high street pole and the deployment of a 7m-high replacement street pole in the same location. The installation of 1no. small cell antenna on to the replacement streetpole.
Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 12 Metres South Of 56 Cockburn Street Edinburgh
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Permitted Development26/02989/PNTEL
Installation of 1no. ground-based equipment cabinet. The removal of an existing 3m-high street pole and the deployment of a 7m-high replacement street pole in the same location. The installation of 1 No. small cell antenna on to the replacement streetpole.
Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 40 Metres South Of 101 Princes Street Edinburgh
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Application Granted26/02990/CLE
Class 1A Bookshop.
32B Haddington Place Edinburgh EH7 4AG
Received 17 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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