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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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 Assessment26/03247/FUL
Replacement uPVC windows + driveway widening alterations to existing stone boundary wall.
14 Shore Road South Queensferry EH30 9SG
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03248/LBC
Installation of 8x antennas and 24x ERS within bell tower. 12x ERS mounted to bell tower wall, replacement of existing louvres, replacement of 3rd floor staircase with access ladder, removal of church bells and timber frame, installation of 2x equipment cabinets and meter cabinet at ground level, associated landscaping and ancillary development.
Leith St Andrews Church 412 Easter Road Edinburgh EH6 8HT
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03249/FUL
Internal alterations, new rooflights and attic conversion.
26 Merchiston Park Edinburgh EH10 4PN
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03250/LBC
To remove existing slates from all pitches and replace with Cupa H3 Heavy slates laid over a waterproof air permeable membrane.
The Farmhouse Buteland Road Balerno EH14 7JJ
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0638/TCO
T1 Beech - Reductions.
32 Midmar Gardens Edinburgh EH10 6DZ
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03251/FUL
Erection of a building to provide toilet facilities.
The Murrayfield Hotel 18 Corstorphine Road Edinburgh EH12 6HN
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03252/LBC
Proposed to undertake the urgent repairs to the perimeter walled garden with the re-opening of a blocked up gated entrance.
Granton Castle Walled Garden 40 Speirs Bruce Way Edinburgh EH5 1TH
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03253/FUL
Development of two three-bedroom residential flats.
52 Moredun Park Street Edinburgh EH17 7HE
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0639/TCO
Silver birch in rear garden - Reduce height by 4 metres. Thin crown by approximately 15%. Hawthorn located at rear boundary wall - Reduce size of crown by 3.5 metres.
11 Midmar Gardens Edinburgh EH10 6DY
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Application Granted26/03254/ADV
New Internal 86" Attractor panel visible from the street.
10 Princes Street Edinburgh EH2 2AN
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03255/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
1F3 8 Livingstone Place Edinburgh EH9 1PA
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Not Development-Permission Not Required26/03256/CLP
To remove existing defective skylight that is leaking into the property and replace with metal low profile conservation skylight.
3F2 1 Balcarres Street Edinburgh EH10 5JB
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment25/03917/VARY
Non Material Variation to planning permission 25/03917/FUL - increase in room numbers from 197 to 232, changes to elevations associated with window positions and configuration, pre-cast concrete panelling and additional external access doors.
20 Haymarket Yards Edinburgh EH12 5WU
Received 7 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0640/TCO
Leylandii & Betula Pendula. Leylandii 3m reduction & birch tree 0.5 metre reduction.
15 Chalmers Crescent Edinburgh EH9 1TS
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Application Granted26/03258/FUL
Proposed outbuildings.
Currie Rugby Football Club 5 Malleny Balerno EH14 7AF
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03259/LBC
Installation of Electrical Car Charging point on the exterior of the kitchen extension.
Stirling's Dairy 2 Brewery Close South Queensferry EH30 9LN
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0641/TCO
T1 - Ash with die back - Fell. T2 Mostly Dead Cherry - Fell.
1 Grange Loan Gardens Edinburgh EH9 2EB
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0642/TCO
T1 Birch - Reduce Height from 10 to 8.5m spread from 9 to 7.5m.
100 Braid Road Edinburgh EH10 6AP
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0643/TCO
T1 - 8 Lime trees property front boundary - Re pollard.
18 Bright's Crescent Edinburgh EH9 2DA
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03260/LBC
Replacement of existing sash windows on a like-for-like basis with new windows, custom-fitted with slimline IGUs. All Historical detail to be matched reinstated.
3B Tipperlinn Road Edinburgh EH10 5ET
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03261/LBC
Replacement of existing timber sash and case windows with new uPVC vertical sliding sash windows, matching the existing style, proportions and sightlines.
2F1 11 Piershill Square West Edinburgh EH8 7BA
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Application Granted26/03262/FUL
Proposed rear annexe with storage building adjacent.
485 Gilmerton Road Edinburgh EH17 7JE
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Not Development-Permission Not Required26/03263/CLP
Replacement of a first-floor Juliet balcony glass door with a full-length window of identical dimensions.
11 Capella Gardens Edinburgh EH16 4FS
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03264/FUL
Alterations to rear elevation including replacing existing windows and doors and replacing existing door with new window.
8 Sylvan Place Edinburgh EH9 1LH
Received 10 Aug 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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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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