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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Assessment26/03537/ADV
Temporary scaffolding shroud featuring 1:1 reproduced building imagery and advertising panel.
Balmoral Hotel 1 Princes Street Edinburgh EH2 2EQ
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03539/LBC
Alterations to change internal arrangement and reinstate the original common stairs entrance.
10 - 12 South Charlotte Street Edinburgh EH2 4AX
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03540/FUL
Attic conversion with rear facing roof dormer.
77 Nether Currie Crescent Currie Edinburgh EH14 5JH
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03541/FULSTL
Change of use from offices to serviced apartments. Associated internal plan changes, reinstatement of original door to common stair, alteration from door to window to rear.
10 - 12 South Charlotte Street Edinburgh EH2 4AX
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03542/LBC
Refurbishment works only, including the refurbishment of the existing flat roof and pitched roof coverings, replacement of damaged roof slates (intact slates to be re-secured) repointing to ridge tiles and chimney stacks, and the re-application of lead flashings.
13 Blackfriars Street Edinburgh EH1 1NB
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03543/FUL
Existing house alterations including proposed hardwood sunroom, garden room and canopy extension.
14 Queen's Crescent Edinburgh EH9 2AZ
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03544/ADV
Fingerpost sign.
Proposed Information Signage 40 Metres West Of John Muir Building Colin MacLaurin Road Blackford Edinburgh
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03545/CLP
Installation of external lighting.
St Andrew's And George's West Church 58 Shandwick Place Edinburgh EH2 4RT
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment25/06069/VARY
Amendments to the rear (north) elevation fenestrations to allow for safety railings to allow for compliance with building regulation requirements.
12 Hillside Crescent Edinburgh EH7 5EA
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0729/TCO
T1 cherry - Fell the tree.
20 Broughton Place Edinburgh EH1 3RX
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03546/LBC
Internal and external alterations to form aparthotel.
1 Randolph Crescent Edinburgh EH3 7TH
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Application Granted26/0730/TPO
T1 Sycamore - Reduce Overhanging branches by approx 2.5 - 3m reducing weight on decayed branches.
75 Camus Avenue Edinburgh EH10 6QY
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Permission Is Not Required26/0731/TPO
Rowan - Remove Tree.
31 York Road Edinburgh EH5 3EG
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0732/TCO
T1 Dying Spuce roadside location - Fell the tree , T2 Spruce - Crown lift to 5m over drive for vehicle access.
511 Lanark Road West Balerno EH14 7AJ
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03547/LBC
Extensions, external and internal alterations and refurbishment to Craigiehall House to facilitate change of use to hotel (Class 7), demolition of associated store /garage structures, erection of associated event venue within walled garden and restoration of doocot.
Craigiehall Riverside Road South Queensferry EH30 9TN
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03548/LBC
Replace existing timber sash & case windows with new to match existing double glazed.
3F2 5 Lutton Place Edinburgh EH8 9PD
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03549/FUL
Change of Use of former barracks accommodation (Class 8A) to hotel (Class 7) inc. alterations and extension, demolition of store/garage structures, erection of event venue, redevelopment of former ammunition store to caf�/bar, creation of parking, provision of landscaping, associated works and infrastructure.
Craigiehall Riverside Road South Queensferry EH30 9TN
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03550/FUL
Hotel, restaurant and ancillary facilities including bar with associated infrastructure, works, landscaping, access and car parking.
Land 140 Metres North Of 15 Lochside Avenue Edinburgh
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0733/TCO
Cherry tree removal.
10 Juniper Park Road Juniper Green EH14 5DX
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03552/LBC
Replacement of the existing sash windows on a like-for-like basis with new windows, custom-fitted with slimline IGUs. All Historical detail to be matched / reinstated.
73 Morningside Park Edinburgh EH10 5EZ
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03553/FUL
Alterations and extension to form open plan kitchen dining, bathroom and stacked utility.
8 Craigleith Hill Park Edinburgh EH4 2NR
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0734/TCO
Mature willow remove to ground level.
3 Templar's Cramond Edinburgh EH4 6BY
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03557/LBC
Minor alterations to internal layout on second floor.
GF 47 Heriot Row Edinburgh EH3 6EX
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03558/FUL
Change of use from vacant Class 5 workshop to Class 3 coffee shop with restricted cooking.
Unit 9 GF1 Holyrood Business Park 146 Duddingston Road West Edinburgh EH16 4AP
Received 2 Sept 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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