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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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More application records
- Awaiting Assessment26/03302/FUL
Erection of two number single storey, single span steel portal framed agricultural buildings for use as bedded cattle housing.
Haggs Farm Long Dalmahoy Road Dalmahoy Kirknewton
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03303/FUL
Change of use to form 15 person HMO and internal alterations.
9 Pilrig Street Edinburgh EH6 5AH
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03304/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
74 Hamilton Place Edinburgh EH3 5AZ
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0656/TCO
T1 Cypress, removal.
31 Woodhall Road Edinburgh EH13 0DT
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03306/LBC
Proposed internal and external alterations.
Ibis Hotel 6 Hunter Square Edinburgh EH1 1QW
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03307/FUL
Proposed external alterations to existing hotel.
Ibis Hotel 6 Hunter Square Edinburgh EH1 1QW
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Consultation Approved26/03308/PAN
Proposed renewable energy development comprising installation of BESS (Battery Energy Storage) with associated infrastructure and access.
Proposed Battery Energy Storage System Burdiehouse Square Burdiehouse Edinburgh
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Permission Is Not Required26/03309/LBC
The proposed works comprise minor internal alterations to facilitate the conversion of existing storerooms at Levels 2, 3, 4 and 5 into hotel bedrooms, creating one additional bedroom on each floor (four bedrooms in total).
2F, 3F, 4F, 5F 9 - 10 St Andrew Square Edinburgh EH2 2AF
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03311/FUL
Erection of single garage in front garden.
6 Barnton Park View Edinburgh EH4 6HJ
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0657/TCO
Chinese Blue Juniper on south boundary in the rear garden, remove.
30 Mansionhouse Road Edinburgh EH9 2JD
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Application Granted26/03314/CLP
The proposed works comprise minor internal alterations to facilitate the conversion of existing storerooms at Levels 2, 3, 4 and 5 into hotel bedrooms, creating one additional bedroom on each floor (four bedrooms in total).
2F, 3F, 4F, 5F 9 - 10 St Andrew Square Edinburgh EH2 2AF
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03316/FUL
Erect garage / workshop and associated external works and change of use to residential of the works footprint.
Land 15 Metres West Of 24 Ashburnham Loan South Queensferry
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment24/04409/VARY
Non-material variation application for 24/04409/FUL. The subject of this variation is the external treatment of the boundary wall of the new extension. The new proposed finish is a white composite cladding plank laid in a horizontal pattern. The rooflight above the kitchen area was also removed from the drawings.
25 Cargil Terrace Edinburgh EH5 3NF
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03317/FUL
Application for change of use from Class 1A (Shops and financial, professional and other services) to Class 9 (House). Proposals to include alteration to existing facade to remove commercial glazing and install residential windows and door with new brickwork.
9 Newhaven Road Edinburgh EH6 5QA
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03319/FUL
Proposed two storey gable extension and single storey rear extension with internal alterations ( as amended).
4 Tyler's Acre Gardens Edinburgh EH12 7JH
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03320/FUL
Proposed extension to the existing attic area by extending partly across the existing flat roof extension and to include a small covered enclosed roof terrace.
60 Vandeleur Avenue Edinburgh EH7 6UG
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03321/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
PF1 13 Gladstone Terrace Edinburgh EH9 1LT
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03323/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as a short-term let visitor accommodation.
Flat 3 8 Stead's Place Edinburgh EH6 5AD
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0658/TCO
Lilac Tree 1, height 4 metres, width 1.5 metres, reduce height to 3.8 metres and width to remain 1.5 metres; shape and tidy. Lilac Tree 2, height 5 metres, width 2 metres, reduce height to 3.8m and width to remain 1.7m; shape and tidy.
5 West Savile Road Edinburgh EH16 5NG
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03324/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term accommodation.
1F 2 Albyn Place Edinburgh EH2 4NG
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Application Granted26/03325/CLP
Form ancillary single-storey mono-pitch sunroom with gable elevation to garden, as infill to existing recessed patio area to rear. Includes demolition of timber and PVC canopy within patio area.
34 Craigmount Bank Edinburgh EH4 8HH
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03326/FUL
Ground floor single storey rear extension to form new kitchen, utility and WC. Internal alterations. Removal of existing add on structures. PV panels to new extension and rear existing roof. New ASHP.
47 Sciennes Road Edinburgh EH9 1NS
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03329/LBC
Internal alterations: partition walls in the corner of a large rectangular room, create a new bathroom at the rear of the utility room. Plumbing will tap into existing soil system, and floor will be raised to accommodate shower drain.
42 Carlton Terrace Mews Edinburgh EH7 5DB
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03330/FUL
Demolish existing garage; extend dwelling house.
6 House O'hill Row Edinburgh EH4 2AW
Received 14 Aug 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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