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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 Order26/0775/TCO
2 Large Lawson cypress cultivars by the rear car park. Clear streetlight to ensure 1m clearance crown lift to 2.5m over the parking & path. Reduce crown heights by 3-4m to previous topping cuts.
Flat 1 50 Coltbridge Avenue Murrayfield Edinburgh EH12 6AH
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/0776/TPO
2 Beech trees (T7640 & T7641). Squirrel damaged branches are 10m above ground level shorten damaged branches on N and NW of crowns where they overhang 19 Regis Court by 3m.
19 Regis Court Cramond Edinburgh EH4 6RG
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0777/TCO
1 No. medium sized mature small-leaved lime located within Craigmillar Park Conservation Area tree to be felled, stump to be inserted with eco-plugs to prevent regrowth.
Flat 4 20 Bright's Crescent Prestonfield Edinburgh EH9 2DB
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03735/FULSTL
Change of use of premises to Short Term Let accommodation.
Holly Cottage 3 Westfield Totley Wells Broxburn EH52 6QJ
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03736/FUL
Convert existing garage to create new family room and store.
21 Ashburnham Gardens Queensferry South Queensferry EH30 9LB
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/0778/TCO
Sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus x3 each approx. 20m height, approx. 60-100yrs old group of three sycamore reduced to monoliths of 5-8m to retain habitat potential.
Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno EH14 7AF
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/0779/TCO
Lime trees x4, Tilia x europaea, line of 4 trees, remove dead wood from canopy of each, retaining trees but making safe.
Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno EH14 7AF
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03738/CLESTL
The property is a self-contained, ground floor flat which is being used for residential purposes (sui generis) on a medium to long-term basis.
Flat 2 7 High Riggs Tollcross Edinburgh EH3 9BW
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03742/CLESTL
The property is a self-contained, second floor flat which is being used for residential purposes (sui generis) on a medium to long-term basis.
Flat 6 7 High Riggs Tollcross Edinburgh EH3 9BW
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03743/LBC
Repair to the historic stonework, including repointing, crack stitching, stone indent repairs, replacement of failed sealants and corroded metal fixings, removal of redundant services, and cleaning of algae, staining, and other deposits. Defective historic repairs will be replaced where necessary, while sound original fabric will be retained.
Crawford Building Royal Observatory 21 Observatory Road Blackford Edinburgh EH9 3HJ
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03744/FUL
Erection of a single storey side extension.
5 Oxgangs Medway Caiystane Edinburgh EH13 9LP
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03748/LBC
Reduced rear opening from a double height glass screen to single store height, first floor is now retained, and the dormer will remain as existing.
24 Murrayfield Avenue Murrayfield Edinburgh EH12 6AX
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03752/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
172 Montgomery Street Hillside Edinburgh EH7 5FE
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0780/TCO
Application for Treework, removal of tree.
11 Queen's Crescent Newington Edinburgh EH9 2AZ
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03755/LBC
Installation of cast iron wall toppers fixed vertically to the existing stone rubble boundary walls to the west & south.
36 Dick Place Edinburgh EH9 2JB
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03756/LBC
Provide ancillary accommodation in the rear garden comprising covered outdoor kitchen and partially covered seating area.
1 Abercorn Terrace Portobello East Edinburgh EH15 2DD
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03758/CLP
Proposed conversion of the existing garage to form additional habitable accommodation comprising a bedroom and ensuite.
4 O'Donnel Street Edinburgh EH17 8ZP
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03759/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful based on 10 years of continuous use.
1F2 5 Edina Place Leith Edinburgh EH7 5RN
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03760/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
2F1 26 Fowler Terrace Polwarth Edinburgh EH11 1DA
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03762/CLESTL
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful based on 10 years of continuous use
2F4 23 Forbes Road Bruntsfield Edinburgh EH10 4EG
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0781/TCO
T1 Willow - Re-pollard to 5 metres, T2 Cherry - Reduction of 1.5m in height and 1m from sides.
18 Hermitage Gardens Morningside Edinburgh EH10 6BA
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03767/LBC
Erection of timber boundary fence following removal of unsafe brick boundary wall.
46 Portland Street Newhaven Edinburgh EH6 4BA
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Not make a Tree Preservation Order26/0782/TCO
Lime removal of dead and dangerous lime.
BF 8 Abbotsford Crescent Morningside Edinburgh EH10 5DY
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03769/LBC
Replace single glazed sash and case windows with slimline double glazed sash and case units.
2F1 64 Broughton Street Broughton Edinburgh EH1 3SA
Received 17 Sept 2026
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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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