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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 Assessment26/03331/FUL
Proposed extension to ground floor flat.
13 Boswall Grove Edinburgh EH5 2EJ
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Application Granted26/03333/CLP
Single storey rear extension.
1 Banchor Crescent Edinburgh EH17 8NL
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Permission has been varied24/03069/VAR2
Non-material variation application to 24/03069/FUL. Adjusting proportions of glazed frontage.
Land 160 Metres Northeast Of 4 Oversman Road Edinburgh
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0659/TCO
30ft Ash tree felling the 30ft Ash Tree in the back garden of the property.
15 Bellfield Lane Edinburgh EH15 2BL
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03335/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Flat 7 123 Bellevue Road Edinburgh EH7 4DG
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03336/FUL
Proposed separation of basement storeroom from commercial unit at 83 Henderson Row and conversion to form a basement bedsit flat accessed off the stairwell of 85 Henderson Row.
83 Henderson Row Edinburgh EH3 5BE
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Application Granted26/0660/TPO
400 metres of trees forming a roadside boundary between the entrance to Millburn Lodge and the Kellerstain road - crown lift trees to 6m above road and footpath.
1 Millburn Tower Gogar Station Road Edinburgh EH12 9BS
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Application Granted26/03337/CLP
Internal alterations to the existing layout. partial garage conversion with external store, external alterations to front elevation with new access formed to dwelling.
51 Howden Hall Drive Edinburgh EH16 6UP
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0661/TCO
T1 Cherry - Crown reduce by 1.5m in height and sides by 1.0m overall - Pre-Height:6.5m Pre-Width:7m Post-Height:5m Post Width:5m
GF 14 Glenorchy Terrace Edinburgh EH9 2DQ
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0662/TCO
Tilia X europea (Lime) - Remove tree.
39 Abercorn Terrace Edinburgh EH15 2DG
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0663/TCO
uce height max 3m and each side by max 2m. Clear from phone lines. Pre-Height:14m Pre-Width:13m PostHeight:11m Post Width:9m T2, T3 Bay- reduce height max 1m. Shape and trim sides to match max 1m Pre-Height:6m PreWidth:3m Post-Height:5m Post Width:2m T4 Maple- reduce height of dominant stem by max 3m to rebalance tree. Reduce and shape sides by max 1.5m. Pre-Height:12m Pre-Width:11m Post-Height:9m Post Width:9m
Flat 3 25 Wilson's Park Edinburgh EH15 1HY
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03338/LBC
Internal alterations to 1st floor en-suite and 1 No. flush slate vent to roof.
45 Ann Street Edinburgh EH4 1PL
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03339/FUL
Install steel gates to existing driveway.
26 Craigmillar Park Edinburgh EH16 5PS
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03341/LBC
Repaint the north facing gable end wall with K Rend - K lime mineral paint sand colour.
21 Dowies Mill Lane Edinburgh EH4 6DW
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03342/LBC
Replace single glazed sash and case windows with slimline double glazed sash and case units & retrospectively apply for window that was replaced 11 years ago to slimline double glazing.
28 Rintoul Place Edinburgh EH3 5JF
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0664/TCO
T1 Walnut and T2 Birch - Crown reduction of 1 metre. Removal of new growth and shape.
13 Dick Place Edinburgh EH9 2JU
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Application Withdrawn26/0665/TCO
Silver birch - reduce by half.
52 Spottiswoode Street Edinburgh EH9 1DG
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0667/TCO
Holly. (Ilex aquifolium) Height 9m, Spread 7m, DBH 29cm @ 1m. 24 and 22cm at 1.3m - Reduce to 6m from ground level. Light prune sides to reduce spread by 1m. Thin upper crown by 15%.
109 Trinity Road Edinburgh EH5 3JY
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Application Granted26/0668/TPO
one cedar in first schedule area number 5 (hatched blue on map) - smaller tree is completely dead and is beginning to rot at the bottom., one cedar in first schedule area number 5 (hatched blue on map) - large tree with two dead sub-trunks that needs to be removed
Flat 5 49 Mortonhall Gate Edinburgh EH16 6TJ
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0669/TCO
T5287 cedar sectional fell to ground level ,T5255 wild cherry sectional fell to ground level, T5262 lawson cypress sectional fell to ground level, T5265 cedar sectional fell to ground level.
Flat 1 33 Murrayfield Road Edinburgh EH12 6EP
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0670/TCO
T1 Sugar Maple - crown reduce height by up to 2.5-3.5m and sides by up to 2m
Flat 3 8 Dovecot Road Edinburgh EH12 7LE
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03343/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
PF 24 Cathcart Place Edinburgh EH11 2HE
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0671/TCO
Beech tree - Urgently make safe. Crown reduce height only by 1/3 (around 5m) to 12m in height.
64 The Causeway Edinburgh EH15 3PZ
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03344/CLESTL
Short term let.
GF 6 Northumberland Street Edinburgh EH3 6LW
Received 17 Aug 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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