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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.
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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Conservation areas50 mapped area records
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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
- Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0771/TCO
It's a large Norway maple overhanging Hawes Brae leaning over the road with a split fork removal of dangerous Norway Maple overhanging Hawes Brae Road.
Tree Works Hawes Brae Queensferry South Queensferry
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03692/FUL
Proposed alterations and extensions to dwelling, including two storey side extension, front dormer and rear garden room extension.
58 Long Crook Echline South Queensferry EH30 9XS
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03693/LBC
Proposed replacement of existing rear elevation single glazed timber windows with new slimline white painted timber double glazed units.
122 Trinity Road Trinity Edinburgh EH5 3LA
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03694/FUL
Alterations to upper level of end terrace, double upper colony dwelling including 2 No. rear dormers, new and relocated roof lights and internal reconfiguration.
49 Almondbank Terrace Polwarth Edinburgh EH11 1SR
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03695/LBC
Installation of replacement doors & fanlights.
BF 16 Belgrave Crescent Dean Edinburgh EH4 3AJ
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03696/FUL
Addition of side extension and sub-divide residential property into two self-contained 3 bedroom flats.
GF1 14 St John's Road Corstorphine Edinburgh EH12 6NY
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03697/FUL
Extension to the existing dwelling and conversion of garage.
16 Lanark Road West Currie EH14 5ET
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03700/CLE
Confirm the lawful use of a property as a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), where it has been continuously used as an HMO for more than 10 years.
3F2 5 Lutton Place Newington Edinburgh EH8 9PD
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03702/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use from residential flat to short term let accommodation (sui generis).
3F2 95 Broughton Street Broughton Edinburgh EH1 3RZ
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03703/FUL
Proposed side extension and rear extension to replace conservatory.
108 Caroline Terrace Corstorphine Edinburgh EH12 8QT
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03705/FUL
Erection of a detached single-storey ancillary domestic outbuilding within the rear garden
68 Redford Avenue Redford Edinburgh EH13 0BW
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/0772/TCO
Mature ash (Fraxinus Excelsior) reduce height and lateral spread of tree.
1F1 19 Wellington Street Edinburgh EH7 5EE
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03709/FUL
Proposed garage conversion. External alterations to the rear elevation.
26 Craiglockhart Dell Road Wester Craiglockhart Edinburgh EH14 1JP
Received 14 Sept 2026 - S50 Certificate Issued26/03710/S50
Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005)
189 Morrison Street West End Edinburgh EH3 8DN
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03712/FUL
Proposed alterations and extension.
GF 3 Raeburn Street Edinburgh EH4 1HY
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03713/FUL
Dormer extension and internal alterations.
47 Hillhouse Road Corbiehill Edinburgh EH4 3TH
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03714/FUL
Proposed removal and rebuild of pitched roof with increased pitch and formation of dormer windows. Convert and extend existing garage to create annex, ancillary to house.
25 Ellen's Glen Road Liberton Edinburgh EH17 7QL
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03715/FUL
Rear extension and associated internal alterations to ground floor main door flat.
2 Cornhill Terrace Lochend Edinburgh EH6 8EL
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03716/FULSTL
Temporary planning permission for three years for the change of use of an existing residential flat to short term let. (Retrospective).
1F2 3 Yardheads North Leith Edinburgh EH6 6BU
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03720/FUL
Creation of a space that will enable the installation of a secure storage unit for two electric bicycles, with integral charging facilities, by expanding the existing area adjacent to the car run-in by 2m, while retaining the existing recycling bin storage area. Installation of the secure bicycle storage unit.
42 Ladysmith Road Blackford Edinburgh EH9 3EU
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03722/FUL
Alterations to openings to rear, installation of conservation roof light and solar panels, widening of existing front vehicular access, removing existing gates and installation of vehicle and pedestrian gates.
2 Blackbarony Road Mayfield Edinburgh EH16 5QP
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03730/LBC
The WC is to be relocated within the existing ground-floor bathroom. A new opening will be formed through the external wall for the WC waste pipe, immediately adjacent to the existing drainage arrangement. A short section of external soil pipe will connect the new outlet to the existing soil stack.
GF 6 Priestfield Road Prestonfield Edinburgh EH16 5HH
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/0774/TCO
Lime tree sectionally dismantle and remove declining lime tree overhanging Grange Loan.
Flat 1 1 West Grange Gardens Grange Edinburgh EH9 2RA
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03731/ADV
Advertisement of the following types: Fixing and display of only one illuminated signage replacing the existing signage.
125A Princes Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 4AD
Received 15 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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