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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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.
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More application records
- Awaiting Assessment26/03820/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of residential dwelling to short term let secondary letting.
13 Provost Milne Grove Scotstoun South Queensferry EH30 9PJ
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/0804/TCO
Birch tree 10m birch tree internal thin 15%.
6 Stirling Road Trinity Edinburgh EH5 3HY
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03822/FULSTL
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
Flat 14 201 Broughton Road Warriston Edinburgh EH7 4QN
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03826/FUL
The proposal involves the conversions of the loft to provide a master bedroom, living space and bathroom.
10B Redhall House Drive Wester Craiglockhart Edinburgh EH14 1JE
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/0806/TCO
5 Maples overhanging street in significant decline. Remove trees 1 & 4. Trees 2, 3 & 5 showing better crown condition, remove large diameter deadwood.
Tree Works Warrender Park Road Edinburgh
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/0808/TCO
Queen Street Gardens East. T1 Elm, remove hanging limb.
Queen Street Gardens Queen Street Edinburgh
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/0809/TCO
T1 sycamore remove dead limb.
33 Barnton Avenue West Cramond Edinburgh EH4 6DF
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03829/FUL
Small house extension and formation of new section of raised decking.
40 Craiglockhart Loan Edinburgh EH14 1JS
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/0810/TCO
T1 cherry reduction.
16 Westhall Gardens Bruntsfield Edinburgh EH10 4JQ
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03833/CLP
Single storey rear and side extension providing hobby room and sitting room.
73 Craiglockhart Drive South Edinburgh EH14 1JT
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03837/FULSTL
Change of use from private sauna to serviced accommodation.
17B Hart Street Edinburgh EH1 3RN
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/0813/TCO
Large oak tree 4m crown reduction.
28 Spylaw Bank Road Hailes Edinburgh EH13 0JW
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/0814/TCO
Wych Elm x 1, Goat Willow x 1, European Larch x 1.
32 York Road Trinity Edinburgh EH5 3EQ
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment23/05892/VARY
Non-material variation application to 23/05892/FUL. updates to the internal layouts of the flats and maisonette to improve spatial quality and associated external alterations outlined
The Priory 37 Canaan Lane Edinburgh EH10 4SG
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/0815/TCO
1 Blue Cypress cultivar in the rear garden remove, It has become too large for its position.
63 Great King Street New Town Edinburgh EH3 6RP
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment19/04036/VAR2
Non-matertial variatiaon application to 19/04036/FUL. Relocation of plot 4 in relation to the SE site boundary. Current approval shows distance between west boundary and plot 4 as 4,600mm clear space (identified on DHOY DHOY.203.200500 under approval 19/04036/FUL) and the proposal is for that to be reduced to 3,500 (shown on DHOY 003 and 203 260911).
Newhouse Farmhouse Long Dalmahoy Road Dalmahoy Kirknewton Edinburgh EH27 8EE
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment19/05514/VAR8
Non-material variation application to 19/05514/AMC. Add 2 No additional car parking spaces to No 17 Turnhouse Rd.
Site 100 Metres North East Of 19 Turnhouse Road Edinburgh
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment25/06430/VARY
Non-material variation application to 25/06430/FUL. The following variations are sought to the above planning consent: 12 no. PV panels proposed to the northern elevation. 14 no. PV panels proposed to the eastern elevation. Air source heat pump proposed to the northern elevation. Existing door opening on the northern elevation is proposed to be retained with a new black coloured aluminium door. Previously approved chimney on the eastern elevation changed to a metal chimney. Previously approved timber fins on the west and south elevations changed to board-on-board timber cladding. Previously approved 2 no. large high-level windows on the south elevation changed to a single smaller high-level window.
28 York Road Edinburgh EH5 3EQ
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment25/03154/VARY
Non-material variation application to 25/03154/FUL. Fenestration adjustments, Pre-cast elements changed to brick soldier courses with metal panels above windows, East facing roof terrace omitted and replaced with flat roof with sedum finish (glass balustrade removed in this area), Roof overhang size adjusted, Cupola rooflight omitted and small access rooflight added, Solar PV panel arrangement amended.
2 Buckstone View Edinburgh EH10 6PE
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03842/LBC
Alterations to internal layput and replacement double glazing.
1F 6 Great Stuart Street New Town Edinburgh EH3 6AW
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03843/LBC
Replace the existing single glazed sash and case windows with double glazed upgrades.
56 Bruntsfield Place Bruntsfield Edinburgh EH10 4HQ
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/02599/VARY
Non-material variation application to 26/02599/FUL. Demolition of existing internal wall at kitchen to form proposed arch.
1 Hermitage Drive Edinburgh EH10 6DE
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03846/LBC
Graffiti removal and external stonework cleaning.
31 Lothian Road West End Edinburgh EH1 2DJ
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment21/00246/VAR3
Non-material variation application to 21/00246/FUL. Minor amendments to the landscaping scheme to introduce replacement planting to mitigate loss of diseased tree that was proposed for retention. The submitted landscaping scheme shown on plan ref PSD 100.25 SL-01 Rev A was approved in February 2026. A separate comparison plan has been submitted to outline the proposed changes.
50 Pilrig Street Edinburgh EH6 5AL
Received 23 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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