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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803 approved · 248 refused · 78 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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 Assessment26/03847/FUL
Side and rear extension and garage conversion.
16 Silverknowes Southway Silverknowes Edinburgh EH4 5PX
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03848/CLESTL
Use as short-term visitor and holiday accommodation. The property has been operated continuously for this purpose since 10 February 2011, with no intervening residential tenancy or use as any person's sole or principal home.
Flat 1 112B West Bow Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2HH
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03849/FUL
Single storey rear extension, new rooflight and associated internal alterations and a garden room.
3 St John's Crescent Carrick Knowe Edinburgh EH12 6NX
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03850/ADV
Advertisement consent for temporary display of a non-illuminated shroud advertisement.
16 - 20 Castle Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 3AT
Received 23 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03854/LBC
Replacement existing single glazing with Aluminium framed double glazed units and all associated works.
21 Ravelston Garden Ravelston Edinburgh EH4 3LE
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03856/FUL
Proposed single storey rear extension.
11 Craigcrook Road Blackhall Edinburgh EH4 3NQ
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/0816/TCO
As per the tree survey.
43 St Andrew Square New Town Edinburgh EH2 2AD
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03861/FUL
Proposed double-storey extension to the side elevation of the existing dwelling house, including an extension to the existing roof, formation of a dormer, attic conversion, installation of rooflights.
15 Greenbank Rise Greenbank Edinburgh EH10 5RW
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03868/FUL
Proposed construction of two storey extension to the side (east) of existing semi detached dwelling to provide additional living accommodation at ground floor level and bedroom/bathroom accommodation at first floor level.
4 Hopper Gardens Newcraighall Musselburgh EH21 8RJ
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Awaiting Assessment26/03871/FUL
Construction of single storey extension to side of house, formed with pitched roof. New roof to be extended over existing link hallway between house and garage, with wallhead level raised to side of garage to suit new roof level.
5 Corbiehill Road Corbiehill Edinburgh EH4 5ED
Received 25 Sept 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in City of Edinburgh
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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