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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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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 Assessment26/0754/TPO
Acer pseudoplatanus to dismantle the tree to ground level.
Royal Bank Of Scotland 201 Gogar Station Road Edinburgh EH12 9SB
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03637/FUL
Remove and rebuild garage and form new single storey rear extension.
12 Howden Hall Drive Alnwickhill Edinburgh EH16 6UJ
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Application Granted26/0755/TPO
Fraxinus excelsior, remove dead wood.
Treeworks 80 Metres North East Of 239 Gogar Station Road Gogar Edinburgh
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Application Granted26/0756/TPO
Fraxinus excelsior to remove dead wood.
Royal Bank Of Scotland 201 Gogar Station Road Gogar Edinburgh EH12 9SB
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03639/FUL
Alter roof to existing garden room and add adjoining garden store.
33 Dick Place Edinburgh EH9 2JA
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03640/FUL
Installation of an air source heat pump.
27 Park Road Edinburgh EH6 4LA
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03641/LBC
internal alterations to remove doors and infill opening.
9 Pilrig Street Edinburgh EH6 5AH
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03642/FUL
A rear ground floor extension, large sliding doors and a new roof light.
10 Sycamore Terrace Carrick Knowe Edinburgh EH12 7HL
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Application Granted26/0758/TPO
Acer pseudoplatanus to dismantle the tree to ground level.
Royal Bank Of Scotland 201 Gogar Station Road Gogar Edinburgh EH12 9SB
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03643/CLESTL
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
13 Willowbrae Road Duddingston Edinburgh EH8 7DB
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0759/TCO
Dawn redwood as per report.
4 St Margaret's Road Bruntsfield Edinburgh EH9 1AZ
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03646/CLESTL
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
3F3 112A West Bow Edinburgh EH1 2HH
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/0761/TCO
Deadwood.
2 Barnshot Road Colinton Edinburgh EH13 0DH
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/03647/CLP
Proposed extension to rear of existing property.
48 The Murrays Hyvots Bank Edinburgh EH17 8UE
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0762/TCO
Silver birch pruning: remove small hanging branch in lower crown, and prune back from streetlight to create 1 metre clearance.
14B Merchiston Crescent Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 5AX
Received 8 Sept 2026 - S50 Certificate Issued26/03648/S50
Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005)
122 Craigour Drive Moredun Edinburgh EH17 7NT
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03649/FUL
Construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the property. Stepped access to the garden cill dropped on the existing kitchen window opening to create a glazed door access to the garden Opening partially infilled with facing brick to reduce the width. 1.8m high brick wall constructed on boundary line. New porch canopy formed over existing front entrance.
6 Crewe Loan Royston Edinburgh EH5 2LP
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03650/FUL
Install of ventilation system and flue to west elevation.
30 Dublin Street Lane South Edinburgh EH1 3PX
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03652/LBC
The installation of an aluminium faceplate over the existing fascia, finished in black and colour matched to the proposed black frontage, with individual raised lettering finished in gold and fixed to the faceplate using a rod fixing system.
244 Leith Walk Edinburgh EH6 5EL
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03653/LBC
Replacement of existing sash windows on a like-for-like basis with new windows, custom-fitted with Slimline IGUs. All historical detail to be matched /reinstated.
3F1 23 Eyre Crescent Edinburgh EH3 5EU
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0763/TCO
Large Holly approx 12 metres high and broad, sparse outer crown reduce crown by up to 1.5m all round, small ash approx 10 metres, in decline, remove to ground level.
13 Claremont Crescent Broughton Edinburgh EH7 4HX
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0764/TCO
The tree to the right of my house and given its height could fall on the house in a storm. The branches overhang the pavement on the west side of Braid Avenue. It is squeezing a holly tree beside it. removal of leylandii.
30 Cluny Drive Morningside Edinburgh EH10 6DP
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03657/LBC
Replacement garden room to rear ground floor and alterations to the roof over the kitchen and utility room.
10 Palmerston Road Edinburgh EH9 1TN
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03658/FUL
Replacement garden room to rear ground floor and alterations to the roof over the kitchen and utility room.
10 Palmerston Road Edinburgh EH9 1TN
Received 9 Sept 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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