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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Assessment26/03427/WINPA
Replacement of aluminium sliding sash and case style windows for new pVCU double glazed sliding sash windows.
24 Blackford Avenue Edinburgh EH9 2PH
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03428/LBC
Formation of double door opening and kitchen alterations.
1F 32 Stafford Street Edinburgh EH3 7BD
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Unknown26/03429/WINPA
Replacement of timber sash and case style window for new PVCu double glazed sliding sash window.
28 Mayfield Gardens Edinburgh EH9 2BZ
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03431/CLP
New doors and window.
11A South Learmonth Gardens Edinburgh EH4 1EZ
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/0701/TCO
T1 lime with kretzchmaria deusta - fell, t2 heavily leaning birch - fell.
225 Lanark Road West Currie EH14 5NR
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03432/FUL
Replacement of existing windows.
Flat 4 16 South Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1LL
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03433/FUL
Replace existing windows.
Flat 3 16 South Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1LL
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03434/ADV
3D Individual Letters Internally Illuminated With LED.
Gyle Centre Gyle Avenue South Gyle Edinburgh
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0702/TCO
false acasia reduce height from 5 to 4m reduce spread from 4 to 2m.
29 Collins Place Edinburgh EH3 5JD
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03435/ADV
Advertisement of the following types: illuminated totem signage (x5)
Gyle Centre Gyle Avenue Edinburgh
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0703/TCO
Back boundary and side boundary trees - reduce back 1-2 metres, cherry Front - Crown reshape reduce .5 metre over all of crown, Holly front - Crown reshape, reduce size .05 metre, cherry rear garden - remove, leaning over neighbouring garden.
32 Inverleith Terrace Edinburgh EH3 5NU
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03437/LBC
Installation of a wall-mounted Andersen A3 7kW EV charging point on internal garage wall.
63 Camus Avenue Edinburgh EH10 6QY
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03438/CLP
Proposed alterations to existing attic including new rear dormer, velux rooflights and front infill porch. Existing front dormer to be repaired/re-clad.
19 Westgarth Avenue Edinburgh EH13 0BB
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03440/FUL
Proposed installation of a stale air exhaust external weather louvre to replace an existing glazed unit.
4F, 5F 19 Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8EG
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03441/FUL
Redevelopment of site to provide specialist Huntington Disease residential care home
Milford House Care Home 58 Duddingston Road Edinburgh EH15 1SG
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0704/TCO
A large eucalyptus tree - We would like to have the tree professionally removed.
41 Ashburnham Loan South Queensferry EH30 9LE
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03442/FUL
Removal of masonry panel above doorway with new high level window.
21 Rattray Drive Edinburgh EH10 5TH
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0705/TCO
T1 Hawthorn - crown lift by 0.5-1m trim remainder of canopy by up to 0.5m, T2 Birch - crown thin central canopy by approx. 20% , T3 Silver Birch - crown reduce height by 2m and sides by up to 1.5m, prune back over garage by approx. 2.5m
486 Lanark Road Juniper Green EH14 5DH
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0706/TCO
Mature pear (approx 30 meters in height) crown reduction by approx 1-1.5 meters and deadwood.
7 Ashburnham Gardens South Queensferry EH30 9LB
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0707/TCO
x1 Silver Birch approx 12 meters in Height, x1 Maple approx 10 meter in height - Crown reduction on Silver Birch by1 to 2 mtrs and crown reduction on Maple by approx 1 mtr.
20 Ashburnham Loan South Queensferry EH30 9LE
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/0708/TCO
Removal of 1 x fallen willow
102 Commercial Street Edinburgh
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03443/FUL
Proposed single storey extension to create an open plan kitchen living area.
42 Longformacus Road Edinburgh EH16 6SE
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03445/LBC
Removal of internal wall and reopening of a door.
53 Albany Street Edinburgh EH1 3QY
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03446/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as a short-term let visitor accommodation.
3F2 30 Dickson Street Edinburgh EH6 8RR
Received 25 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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