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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Assessment26/03345/FUL
Proposed alterations to existing attic space, included new dormer window. Rear extension and garage conversion.
97 Gardiner Road Edinburgh EH4 3RL
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03346/LBC
Form new doorway between two internal box rooms to create a larger bathroom. Form new doorway from internal kitchen into dining room and fit with jib door.
4 Barony Street Edinburgh EH3 6PE
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0672/TCO
Gean in the rear garden. - Crown lift to 4m all the way round to provide clearance above house roof & neighbour's garden., Magnolia in the rear garden. - Crown lift by 3m on the side of decking/gazebo.
3 Greenhill Terrace Edinburgh EH10 4BS
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0673/TCO
T4 cherry - crown reduction of up to two metres.T5 cherry - crown reduction of up to 3m in height and 2 metres laterally.T8 cherry - crown reduction of up to 1 metre height and 2 metres laterally.
Flat 1 1 Arran Place Edinburgh EH15 2DU
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03347/LBC
Proposed alterations and stove (flue) Installation.
5 Wester Close Edinburgh EH6 4LT
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03348/FUL
Alterations to the existing shopfront, comprising the reinstatement of the original stone fascia, installation of a new polyester powder-coated aluminium shopfront with laminated glazing, and replacement entrance doors.
34 - 36 Hanover Street Edinburgh EH2 2DR
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03349/LBC
Proposed external and internal alterations to facilitate the use of the unit as an 'Admiral' Adult Gaming Centre.
34 - 36 Hanover Street Edinburgh EH2 2DR
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03350/LBC
Replace 3 sash and case windows on rear elevation.
2F 8 Picardy Place Edinburgh EH1 3JT
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0674/TCO
AMELANCHIER - Remove diseased stem (length 6m)
147 Whitehouse Loan Edinburgh EH9 2EY
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03351/ADV
Fascia Sign, Projecting Sign.
34 - 36 Hanover Street Edinburgh EH2 2DR
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0675/TCO
T3 group- mixed laurel, holly, plum, lilac, viburnum - reduce as per marked photo.
502 Lanark Road Juniper Green EH14 5DH
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03352/FUL
Alterations and side extension to garage to rear.
60 Northumberland Street Edinburgh EH3 6JE
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03353/FUL
Alter existing facade with removal of existing Juliet balcony and over-cladding of two retained windows with lighting and new door handles matching.
26 Multrees Walk Edinburgh EH1 3DQ
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0676/TCO
12ft Beech Tree - Felling the 12ft Beech tree in the front garden.Cutting the stump as low to ground level as possible.
11 Spottiswoode Street Edinburgh EH9 1EP
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0677/TCO
T1 Silver Birch - Crown lift secondary branches to provide 3 metres ground clearance and reduce back selected branches to provide 2 metres clearance from the building.
22 Lennox Row Edinburgh EH5 3JW
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03354/FUL
Alterations and attic conversion.
33 Craigleith Drive Edinburgh EH4 3JU
Received 17 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/03355/WINPA
Removal of existing timer sash and case windows and replacing with uPVC vertical sliding sash windows. The proposed windows will retain the existing window openings and replicate the existing configuration and proportions as closely as practicable. Including the vertical sliding opening arrangement and glazing pattern.
2F1 39 Comiston Road Edinburgh EH10 6AB
Received 13 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03356/LBC
Replacement windows (double glazing upgrade).
1 Blacket Place Edinburgh EH9 1RW
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Permission Is Not Required26/03357/LBC
Modernize the electrical supplies into all the flats in the building consisting of new metal trunking containment system in the communal area of the stairs, with the cables passing through the landings.
23 Coates Gardens Edinburgh EH12 5LG
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Application Granted26/03358/CLP
Removal of the existing high pressure laminate, timber, and insulated render cladding from all areas of the existing residential building. The cladding is to be replaced with an A2 fire-rated, non-combustible insulated render system of similar colour and appearance.
16, 18, 20, 22, 24 Colonsay View, 1, 3 Colonsay Place, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48 Waterfront Park Edinburgh
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03359/LBC
Alterations and side extension to garage to rear, including replacement garage door to enlarged opening.
60 Northumberland Street Edinburgh EH3 6JE
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03362/LBC
Internal reconfiguration of existing basement flat layout to provide one additional bedroom and improved living spaces. Proposals include the removal of a redundant staircase.
19A Bellevue Crescent Edinburgh EH3 6NF
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03363/FUL
Retrospective change of use from yard to shed (mixed use of a gym, Class 11 and joiners workshop, (Class 5) and yard. New boundary timber fence.
Land 24 Metres South Of 56 Old Burdiehouse Road Edinburgh
Received 18 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03366/LBC
Renovate the front windows and fit new timber sills; Replace the existing rear sash and case timber windows with double glazed timber sash and case timber windows to match existing.
2F1 17 West Preston Street Edinburgh EH8 9PU
Received 18 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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