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City of Edinburgh planning applications

8,065 applications. 87% approved. 41 days to decide.

As of September 2026, PlanIndex holds 8,065 planning applications from City of Edinburgh. 1,686 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 87% of clear-cut outcomes approved.

1,686
Decided 12 months to September 2026
5,364
New applications 12 months to September 2026
4,312
Awaiting decision

City of Edinburgh takes a median of 41 days to decide a planning application. See how that compares.

All applications

Newest first · page 1 of 162

  • 26/03710/S50 Awaiting decision

    189 Morrison Street West End Edinburgh EH3 8DN

    Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005)

    Submitted 14 Sep 2026
  • 26/0770/TPO Awaiting decision

    Charles Bell Pavilion Astley Ainslie Hospital 143 Grange Loan Grange Edinburgh EH9 2HL

    Sycamore tree T1,Tree removal by section fell.

    Submitted 11 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0771/TCO Awaiting decision

    Tree Works Hawes Brae Queensferry South Queensferry

    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.

    Submitted 11 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/03669/OBL Awaiting decision

    18 Torphichen Street West End Edinburgh

    Application for the Discharge of a planning legal obligation. Tram contribution has been paid and we would like to discharge the obligation and remove the registration from the title deeds.

    Submitted 10 Sep 2026
  • 26/0766/TPO Awaiting decision

    27 Barnshot Road Colinton Edinburgh EH13 0DJ

    Yew remove tree, japanese cedar, remove tree, cypress sp. remove tree, elwood cypress, remove tree, rhododendron group, remove trees.

    Submitted 10 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/03666/FUL Awaiting decision

    68 Telford Road Craigleith Edinburgh EH4 2LY

    New rooms created at attic floor level. New dormers formed to accommodate on all elevations.

    Submitted 10 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/0769/TCO Decided

    11 Upper Gray Street Newington Edinburgh EH9 1SN

    T1 eucalyptus reduce height from 20m to 15m. T2 birch reduce height from 12m to 11m and canopy nsw from 4m to 3m and 4m to 2m south.

    Submitted 10 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0767/TPO Awaiting decision

    1 Redhall House Avenue Wester Craiglockhart Edinburgh EH14 1JJ

    Common lime sycamore, var. tree works as described in report.

    Submitted 10 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0768/TCO Awaiting decision

    56A The Causeway Duddingston Edinburgh EH15 3PZ

    Ash with advanced dieback remove tree to the ground.

    Submitted 10 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0765/TCO Awaiting decision

    Regent Royal And Carlton Terrace Gardens Regent Terrace Calton Hill Edinburgh

    Crataegus monogyna and prunus padus fell both small trees as the hawthorn is dead and covered in ivy and the cherry is 90% dead.

    Submitted 9 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0763/TCO Awaiting decision

    13 Claremont Crescent Broughton Edinburgh EH7 4HX

    Large Holly approx 12 metres high and broad, sparse outer crown reduce crown by upto 1.5m all round, small ash approx 10 metres, in decline, remove to ground level.

    Submitted 9 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/03650/FUL Awaiting decision

    30 Dublin Street Lane South Broughton Edinburgh EH1 3PX

    Install of ventilation system and flue to west elevation.

    Submitted 9 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/03662/FULSTL Awaiting decision

    12 Gayfield Place Lane Broughton Edinburgh EH1 3NZ

    Retrospective change of use of dwellinghouse to short-term let visitor accommodation. No external alterations are proposed.

    Submitted 9 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/03657/LBC Awaiting decision

    10 Palmerston Road Marchmont Edinburgh EH9 1TN

    Replacement garden room to rear ground floor and alterations to the roof over the kitchen and utility room.

    Submitted 9 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/03660/FULSTL Awaiting decision

    19 Hutchison Crossway Slateford Edinburgh EH14 1RQ

    Retrospective change of use of an existing dwellinghouse to short term visitor accommodation (secondary letting).

    Submitted 9 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/03653/LBC Awaiting decision

    3F1 23 Eyre Crescent Broughton Edinburgh EH3 5EU

    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.

    Submitted 9 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/03658/FUL Awaiting decision

    10 Palmerston Road Marchmont Edinburgh EH9 1TN

    Replacement garden room to rear ground floor and alterations to the roof over the kitchen and utility room.

    Submitted 9 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/03639/FUL Awaiting decision

    33 Dick Place Edinburgh EH9 2JA

    Alter roof to existing garden room and add adjoining garden store.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/03634/LBC Awaiting decision

    45 Queen Charlotte Street Edinburgh EH6 7HT

    To fit an external meter in the basement stair.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/03640/FUL Awaiting decision

    27 Park Road Edinburgh EH6 4LA

    Installation of an air source heat pump.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/0752/TCO Awaiting decision

    Flat 2 16 Merchiston Park Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 4PN

    Sycamore remove tree.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/03647/CLP Awaiting decision

    48 The Murrays Hyvots Bank Edinburgh EH17 8UE

    Proposed extension to rear of existing property.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/03643/CLESTL Awaiting decision

    13 Willowbrae Road Duddingston Edinburgh EH8 7DB

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/03641/LBC Awaiting decision

    9 Pilrig Street Edinburgh EH6 5AH

    internal alterations to remove doors and infill opening.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/0759/TCO Awaiting decision

    4 St Margaret's Road Bruntsfield Edinburgh EH9 1AZ

    Dawn redwood as per report.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/03637/FUL Awaiting decision

    12 Howden Hall Drive Alnwickhill Edinburgh EH16 6UJ

    Remove and rebuild garage and form new single storey rear extension.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/03630/LBC Awaiting decision

    2F1 90 Grove Street Fountainbridge Edinburgh EH3 8AP

    Replacement of existing sash windows on a like-for-like basis with new windows, custom-fitted with Slimline IGUs.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/0754/TPO Awaiting decision

    Royal Bank Of Scotland 201 Gogar Station Road Gogar Edinburgh EH12 9SB

    Acer pseudoplatanus to dismantle the tree to ground level.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0751/TCO Awaiting decision

    Flat 94 102 Commercial Street North Leith Edinburgh EH6 6LT

    G1 trees opposite 102 Commercial Street - prune overhanging branch growth back to the verge line & sectional fell all dead trunks

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0761/TCO Awaiting decision

    2 Barnshot Road Colinton Edinburgh EH13 0DH

    Deadwood.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/03649/FUL Awaiting decision

    6 Crewe Loan Royston Edinburgh EH5 2LP

    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.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/03631/LBC Awaiting decision

    1A Leopold Place Hillside Edinburgh EH7 5JW

    Internaland external alterations. Remove and replace Fireplace 01 in Bedroom 01; Install stove within the existing living room fireplace (Fireplace 02); Form a new kitchen within the back room and replace the existing rear window with patio doors opening onto the private rear garden; Remove stone Platt in rear garden to install drainage; Replace existing external kitchen plastic drainage with new cast-iron.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/0756/TPO Awaiting decision

    Royal Bank Of Scotland 201 Gogar Station Road Gogar Edinburgh EH12 9SB

    Fraxinus excelsior to remove dead wood.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0755/TPO Awaiting decision

    Treeworks 80 Metres North East Of 239 Gogar Station Road Gogar Edinburgh

    Fraxinus excelsior, remove dead wood.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/03648/S50 Decided

    122 Craigour Drive Moredun Edinburgh EH17 7NT

    Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005)

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026
  • 26/03635/PND Awaiting decision

    58A Rannoch Road Clerwood Edinburgh EH4 7EN

    Demolition of former janitors house.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 26/0762/TCO Awaiting decision

    14B Merchiston Crescent Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 5AX

    Silver birch pruning.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0758/TPO Awaiting decision

    Royal Bank Of Scotland 201 Gogar Station Road Gogar Edinburgh EH12 9SB

    Acer pseudoplatanus to dismantle the tree to ground level.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0753/TCO Awaiting decision

    10 Inverleith Gardens Craigleith Edinburgh EH3 5PS

    Cherry Blossom tree (T1) situated in rear garden of property shape and balance. Reduce in height. Slight thin.

    Submitted 8 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/03605/FUL Awaiting decision

    51 Silverknowes Road Silverknowes Edinburgh EH4 5HB

    Conversion of existing external garage into gym, including removal and blocking up existing garage door. Extension of the same garage using timber frame construction to create a joined garden room with external access. Replacement of existing garage roof, raising it by 400mm and extending onto new garden room.

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/03607/FUL Awaiting decision

    17 Boswall Avenue Boswall Edinburgh EH5 2EA

    Remove and replace the existing rear shed and decking with a new single storey rear extension.

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/03619/LBC Awaiting decision

    No.11 Hotel & Brasserie 11 Brunswick Street Hillside Edinburgh EH7 5JB

    Internal alterations to form new bedrooms and make adjustments to existing bedrooms. Formation of new en suite bathrooms. Minor partition removals and new openings to be formed.

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/03604/LBC Awaiting decision

    55 Forrest Road Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2QP

    Shopfront and internal alterations.

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/03608/FUL Awaiting decision

    9 Raeburn Mews Edinburgh EH4 1RG

    Alterations and extension to end terrace property.

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/03626/FUL Awaiting decision

    55 Forrest Road Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2QP

    Alterations to shopfront.

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/03609/FULSTL Awaiting decision

    Flat 2 3 Merchant Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2QD

    Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/03622/FUL Awaiting decision

    106 Whitehouse Loan Morningside Edinburgh EH9 1BD

    Single-storey extension to accommodate a hydrolysis cremation suite, connected to the existing funeral home by a glazed link.

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Full applications
  • 26/03621/LBC Awaiting decision

    32 Charlotte Square New Town Edinburgh EH2 4ET

    Works to lower ground floor including: change from two leaf to single leaf external lightwell door; removal of non-original draft lobby; formation of shower room; installation of a tea prep/wall lining; replacement of contemporary demountable ceiling and utilisation of an existing cellar as a bike store (as existing adjacent).

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/03610/LBC Awaiting decision

    75 Morningside Park Morningside Edinburgh EH10 5EZ

    Replacement of existing sash windows on a like-for-like basis with new windows, custom-fitted with Slimline IGUs.

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 26/03629/FUL Awaiting decision

    Land 35 Metres South Of 2 Buckstone View Buckstone Edinburgh

    Proposed new house, drive and garage.

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Full applications

Older applications, page 2 of 162

Recent decisions

Data to September 2026

  • 26/0769/TCO Decided

    11 Upper Gray Street Newington Edinburgh EH9 1SN

    T1 eucalyptus reduce height from 20m to 15m. T2 birch reduce height from 12m to 11m and canopy nsw from 4m to 3m and 4m to 2m south.

    Decided 11 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0730/TPO Granted

    75 Camus Avenue Edinburgh EH10 6QY

    T1 Sycamore - Reduce Overhanging branches by approx 2.5 - 3m reducing weight on decayed branches.

    Decided 10 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0746/TCO Decided

    20 Wester Coates Gardens Wester Coates Edinburgh EH12 5LT

    Copper maple: remove. Maple x2: reduce in height by 1.5m, reduce the biased sides by up to 2.5m, thin crown by 10%. Mature birch: reduce height by 1.5m and reduce the biased side by up to 2m. Spindly birch: remove.

    Decided 9 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/03648/S50 Decided

    122 Craigour Drive Moredun Edinburgh EH17 7NT

    Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005)

    Decided 9 Sep 2026
  • 26/0728/TCO Decided

    Treeworks At South Oswald Road Grange Edinburgh

    Ash T9952 - Remove., Ash T9954. - Remove deadwood. , Ash T9956.Reduce recently fractured limb to sound wood. - Reduce branch in contact with streetlight by 3m removing deadwood from branch.

    Decided 4 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0738/TCO Decided

    3 Strathearn Place Edinburgh EH9 2AJ

    T1 Lime crown raise to 2.5m, remove low level epicormic growth up to 2m.

    Decided 4 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0737/TCO Decided

    2 Wester Coates Avenue Edinburgh EH12 5LS

    Large lime (1) 30% height reduction of 4m. Large lime (2) 30% height reduction of 4m.

    Decided 4 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0740/TCO Decided

    Flat 1 13 Cluny Gardens Edinburgh EH10 6BH

    T1 Silver Birch remove tree , as it is damaging the path / stairs .

    Decided 4 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0698/TCO Decided

    7 - 11 Great King Street, 13 Drummond Place Edinburgh EH3 6QW

    T1 - Elm - Reduce overhanging branches by approximately 1-2m back to boundary wall, T2 - Willow - Reduce overhanging branches by approximately 2-2.5m back to boundary wall, T3 - Lime - Reduce overhanging branches by 1-1.5m back to boundary wall , T4 - Lime - Reduce overhanging branches by 1-1.5m back to boundary wall , T5 - Elder - Remove two limbs damaging wall. Reduce overhanging branches by 0.5-1m back to boundary wall

    Decided 3 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0731/TPO Granted

    31 York Road Edinburgh EH5 3EG

    Rowan - Remove Tree.

    Decided 2 Sep 2026 Trees

The full record

Decisions between 2003 and 2026

PlanIndex holds 3,746 decisions from City of Edinburgh between 2003 and 2026, part of 8,065 applications on record. Over that period 89% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 2,363 granted against 278 refused. The busiest single year was 2026, with 3,782 applications recorded.

The trailing-year figures above track current activity. This record reaches back further, so a decision here may predate the online portal; each application still has its own page with the source link.

From the archive

Earliest records shown in full

  • 02/04272/FUL Granted

    18 Glenlockhart Road Edinburgh EH14 1BN

    Extend existing dwelling house

    Decided 7 Jan 2003 Full applications
  • 02/04261/FUL Refused

    7 Deanpark Bank Balerno Edinburgh EH14 7LG

    Erect domestic garage

    Decided 7 Jan 2003 Full applications
  • 02/04255/FUL Granted

    65 Netherbank Edinburgh EH16 6YR

    Alterations and extension to form new kitchen and garage on ground floor and 2no new bedrooms at 1st floor

    Decided 9 Jan 2003 Full applications
  • 02/04270/FUL Granted

    32 North Gyle Avenue Edinburgh EH12 8JR

    Erection of a conservatory

    Decided 10 Jan 2003 Full applications
  • 02/04263/FUL Granted

    63 Frederick Street Edinburgh EH2 1LH

    Change of use to educational use

    Decided 17 Jan 2003 Full applications
  • 02/04355/FUL Granted

    51 Gilberstoun Loan Edinburgh EH15 2RQ

    Extension to house

    Decided 22 Jan 2003 Full applications
  • 02/04275/ADV Granted

    36A Blair Street Edinburgh EH1 1QR

    Erect signage

    Decided 28 Jan 2003 Advertising
  • 02/04254/OUT Granted

    415 Gorgie Road Edinburgh EH11 2RS

    415, 417, 419, 421 + 425 Gorgie Road - Demolition of existing factory and residential units erection of residential development

    Decided 5 Feb 2003 Outline
  • 02/04264/FUL Granted

    6 Picardy Place Edinburgh EH1 3JT

    Erection of satellite antenna (dish) (as amended)

    Decided 5 Feb 2003 Full applications
  • 03/00011/FUL Refused

    18 Hailes Gardens Edinburgh EH13 0JL

    Garage to side of house, attic conversion with new dormers to front and rear, new doors to rear elevation

    Decided 13 Feb 2003 Full applications

Decision speed

12 months to September 2026, where both dates are published

  1. Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 1,107 66%
  2. 8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 388 23%
  3. Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 191 11%

Planning agents in City of Edinburgh

The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.

  1. Frontier Forestry Ltd 100% granted overall 13
  2. Scott Hobbs Planning Ltd 92% granted overall 2
  3. Montagu Evans LLP 98% granted overall 2
  4. JWT Tree Services Ltd 100% granted overall 2

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Common questions

How many planning applications does City of Edinburgh decide?

In the 12 months to September 2026, City of Edinburgh decided 1686 planning applications. 87% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.

How long does a planning decision take in City of Edinburgh?

The median time from a planning application being received to a decision was 41 days over the 12 months to September 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.

How many City of Edinburgh decisions arrive within the eight week target?

Of the 1686 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 where both dates are published, 66% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 89% within thirteen weeks.

How many planning applications has City of Edinburgh decided in total?

PlanIndex holds 3746 decisions from City of Edinburgh between 2003 and 2026, out of 8,065 applications on record. Across that whole period 89% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals.

When is planning activity busiest in City of Edinburgh?

March 2026 was the busiest month across the 12 months to September 2026, with 571 applications recorded. The monthly pattern is listed on this page.

How do I find a planning application by its reference number?

Every application indexed here has its own page at a stable address. Look the reference up in a search engine together with the council name, or browse the latest applications below. Each page shows the description, address, dates and decision as the council published them.

Where can I see the full documents for an application?

Plans, drawings and officer reports stay on City of Edinburgh's own planning portal. Every application page here links straight to the source record.

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City of Edinburgh: 8,065 planning applications on record as of September 2026. Trailing 12 months: 1,686 decided, 87% approved, median 41 days to a decision. 5,364 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2003 and 2026: 3,746 in total, 89% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.