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City of Edinburgh planning applications
8,685 applications. 89% approved. 43 days to decide.
As of October 2026, PlanIndex holds 8,685 planning applications from City of Edinburgh. 1,787 were decided in the trailing 12 months, with 89% of clear-cut outcomes approved.
City of Edinburgh: 5,050 applications received in the last year, 1,787 decisions published. Decision alerts here will be sparse until the council publishes more outcomes.
City of Edinburgh takes a median of 48 days to decide a planning application. See how that compares.
All applications
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26/0874/TCO Awaiting decision
5 Belford Terrace New Town Edinburgh EH4 3DQ
Birch, located at southeast corner of the back garden. height 9m, spread 8m, dbh 230mm. reduce height by upto 2.5m to just above phone lines. reduce spread northeast by upto 2.5m.
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26/0870/TPO Awaiting decision
2 Comiston Farm Close Edinburgh EH10 6BF
Ash tree (tag 256) in the woodland behind 2 comiston farm close. Dieback of the upper crown remove large diameter deadwood over the garden of 2 comiston farm close.
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26/04024/FULSTL Awaiting decision
Flat 4 97 West Bow Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2JP
Retrospective change of use of residential flat to STL.
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26/0871/TCO Awaiting decision
Land 30 Metres South Of 1 Bell's Mills New Town Edinburgh
Young codominant stemmed oak tree by the river. remove. weak included union has failed & one of the stems is lying in the river.
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26/04014/LBC Awaiting decision
3F1 320 Leith Walk Edinburgh EH6 5BU
Increase opening between kitchen and cupboard, and to create opening between cupboard and living room.
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26/0872/TCO Awaiting decision
23A Dick Place Grange Edinburgh EH9 2JH
T1 Hornbeam remove T1 to ground level.
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26/04020/CLESTL Awaiting decision
1F1 8 Jeffrey Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1DT
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
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26/04026/CLESTL Awaiting decision
GF 5 Grosvenor Gardens New Town Edinburgh EH12 5JU
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
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26/04015/FUL Awaiting decision
11 Chester Street New Town Edinburgh EH3 7RF
Proposed erection of sunroom to rear garden.
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26/0873/TCO Awaiting decision
14 Corrennie Gardens Morningside Edinburgh EH10 6DG
Cotoneaster height 5m, spread 6m, dbh 3 stems 100 mm, 130mm and 190mm. the tree is in poor condition and shows little sign of recovery. remove the tree to ground level.
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26/0869/TCO Awaiting decision
8 Succoth Place Murrayfield Edinburgh EH12 6BL
Tag 002 Copper Beech - End Load reduction
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26/0865/TCO Awaiting decision
Charlotte Square Gardens 48 Charlotte Square New Town Edinburgh
Tree 704,763,712,718,G1 Work as per the recent survey.
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26/0868/TCO Awaiting decision
12A Hermitage Gardens Morningside Edinburgh EH10 6BA
T1 lime reduction.
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26/03987/FUL Awaiting decision
BF, GF1, GF2, GF3 13 Great King Street New Town Edinburgh EH3 6QW
Change of Use of ground and basement floors from Office (Class 4) to Residential (Class 9) with internal alterations across basement, ground and first floors, with the erection of a Rear extension and parking platform in garden.
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26/04019/PNE Awaiting decision
Main Terminal 1 Edinburgh Airport Jubilee Road Edinburgh EH12 9DN
To extend the existing Aircraft Fuel Farm to the west of the current Terminal Building (Fuel Farm Phase 2)
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26/03989/LBC Awaiting decision
BF 18 Coates Crescent New Town Edinburgh EH3 7AF
Proposed alteration of existing window to create new doorway.
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26/03988/LBC Awaiting decision
BF, GF1, GF2, GF3 13 Great King Street New Town Edinburgh EH3 6QW
Internal reconfiguration, extension to rear and removal of a small section of boundary wall.
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26/0866/TCO Awaiting decision
18 Braid Avenue Morningside Edinburgh EH10 6EE
T1 Cypress remove.
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26/0864/TPO Awaiting decision
Tree Works Dick Place Grange Edinburgh
Se clearance from building to 3m, sycamore. raise canopy to 5m to provide increased clearance over public pavement, raise canopy to 5m to provide increased clearance over street & entrance to property., laburnum. - remove deadwood., mountain ash. Remove sycamore. raise canopy to 4m to increase clearance over lawn, leyland cypress. reduce lateral growth to longest branch (es) by 2m to increase clearance from side of building, hornbeam. reduce lateral growth of longest branch(es) by 2m to increase clearance from side of building.
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26/03971/LBC Awaiting decision
Flat 33 165 Slateford Road Edinburgh EH14 1PD
Ensuite bathroom remodel to include replacing existing flooring with tile flooring, replacing bathtub with walk-in shower, like-for-like replacement of WC and basin in same positions, and replacing wall tile.
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26/03970/CLESTL Awaiting decision
16 Leven Terrace Tollcross Edinburgh EH3 9LW
Application for the issue of a certificate of lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term. let accommodation is lawful.
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26/0861/TCO Awaiting decision
6 Argyle Place Marchmont Edinburgh EH9 1JU
Cypress, remove tree, holly, remove tree, cypress, remove tree, cypress remove tree.
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26/0858/TCO Awaiting decision
13 Howard Place Warriston Edinburgh EH3 5JZ
Apple tree x2 - reduction of regrowth back to old growth points 1-1.5m.
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26/0862/TCO Granted
Royal Botanic Nursery Inverleith Avenue South Inverleith Edinburgh
Dbh 390 remove tree , 20080079*l, pinus radiata, height 12, dbh 390 remove tree , 20080079*k, pinus radiata, height 12, dbh 390 remove tree , 20080078*c, pinus radiata, height 12, dbh 390 remove tree , 20080076*w, pinus radiata, height 15, dbh 470 remove tree , 20080076*x, pinus radiata, height 15, dbh 440 - remove tree , 20080076*c, pinus radiata, height 11, dbh 500 - remove tree.
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26/03967/LBC Awaiting decision
Camilla House 19 Grange Terrace Grange Edinburgh EH9 2LF
Erect a partition between the opening between lounge and dining room and erect a privacy partiton.
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26/03968/FUL Awaiting decision
38 Queen Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 1JX
Part change of use from Class 1A pawnbrokers to Class 1A pawnbrokers and sui generis flatted dwelling (two bed flat).
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26/03978/FUL Awaiting decision
1F2 11 Manse Street Broomhall Edinburgh EH12 7TR
Proposed attic converson and roof extension, chimney removal to form gable end with dormer windows to front and rear.
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26/03973/FUL Awaiting decision
150 Greenbank Road Greenbank Edinburgh EH10 5RN
Proposed side / rear single-storey extension and attic conversion.
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26/03972/S50 Awaiting decision
7 Clerk Street Newington Edinburgh EH8 9JH
Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005.
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26/0860/TCO Awaiting decision
2F2 156 Ferry Road Edinburgh EH6 4NX
Rowan, four-stem removal of one of four main stems. the stems are more than 7.5cm diametre.
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26/03969/FUL Awaiting decision
7 Marionville Crescent Meadowbank Edinburgh EH7 6AU
test mb
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26/0852/TCO Awaiting decision
1F1 8 Brandon Terrace Broughton Edinburgh EH3 5EA
Decaying cherry tree in back green safely remove the tree which has Ganoderma fruiting bodies growing on dead wood.
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26/03955/LBC Awaiting decision
38 Queen Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 1JX
Sub division of retail unit to form retail unit and two bedroom flat with all associated site works.
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26/03959/FUL Awaiting decision
24 Lauder Road Grange Edinburgh EH9 2JF
Replacement of the existing ancillary garage building with a new multipurpose building providing storage and study space.
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26/03953/LBC Awaiting decision
Flat 3 29 Castle Terrace Edinburgh EH1 2EL
Replacement of existing sash windows on a like-for-like basis with new sashes, custom-fitted with slimline IGUs.
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26/03961/FULSTL Awaiting decision
2F2 46 Grindlay Street Old Town Edinburgh EH3 9AP
Use of premises as short stay residential accommodation short term let (in retrospect).
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26/03954/CLP Awaiting decision
Flat 1 4 The Cedars Colinton Edinburgh EH13 0PL
Removal of window and replacing it with single-leaf hardwood door with double glazed upper panel and raised square lower panel. Colour to match existing.
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26/03960/ADV Awaiting decision
3F1 89 Bellevue Road Broughton Edinburgh EH7 4DH
TESTING AFTER UPGRADE
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26/03951/FUL Awaiting decision
110 Broomhall Road Broomhall Edinburgh EH12 7PP
Proposed single storey gable/rear and porch extension with changes to rear extension.
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26/0857/TCO Awaiting decision
Dr Neil's Garden 7A Old Church Lane Duddingston Edinburgh
Group of six elm trees between 24-39cm DBH and 8-10m high. All marked by CEC for felling due to DED to fell as requested to control the spread of DED.
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26/03956/FUL Awaiting decision
20 Bonaly Road Colinton Edinburgh EH13 0EQ
Install a garden room to be used as a home gym, office, family area.
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26/0853/TCO Awaiting decision
12 Littlejohn Wynd Greenbank Edinburgh EH10 5SE
Beech hedge hornbeam tree reduce 0.5 m beech hedge & thin hornbeam.
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26/0855/TPO Awaiting decision
Bonaly Wester (communal Ground) Colinton Edinburgh EH13 0RQ
Wild Cherry T9376 crown lift to 3m for pedestrian clearance. Rowan T9371 remove tree is dead.
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26/0854/TCO Awaiting decision
15 Kinnear Road Inverleith Edinburgh EH3 5PG
Sycamore tree crown reduction: Ex height 20m, prop height 18m; Ex width 18m, prop width 16m. Dead wooding.
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26/0856/TCO Awaiting decision
Flat 1 21 Sunbury Street New Town Edinburgh EH4 3BU
G0001 Wynch Elm x 3 reduce crowns laterally by 4m to fence line. Rowan T1055 remove. Sycamore T1066 remove., Ash T1075 and T1076. remove.
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26/03549/SCR Awaiting decision
Craigiehall Riverside Road Craigiehall South Queensferry EH30 9TN
EIA screening request.
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26/0849/TPO Awaiting decision
113 Bellevue Road Broughton Edinburgh
T1 Row of 5 mature sycamore trees crown lift to 4m reduce spread towards 113 by 2m, 7m to 5m remove deadwood.
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26/03933/FUL Awaiting decision
186 Craigleith Hill Avenue Craigleith Edinburgh EH4 2NA
Single storey side extension.
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26/03947/PAN Awaiting decision
101, 107, 107B, 107C Mcdonald Road Broughton Edinburgh EH7 4NW
Demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of site for proposed residential development, affordable housing including potential ancillary commercial/community uses (class1A, 3, 4, 10, 11) and other associated works.
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26/03937/FULSTL Awaiting decision
2F2 2 Greyfriars Place Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2QQ
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
Recent decisions
Data to October 2026
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26/03855/LBC Granted
21 Ravelston Garden Ravelston Edinburgh EH4 3LE
Internal alterations to property, including formation of shower room, removal of masonry store in Kitchen, installation of w.c with toilet and all associated works.
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26/0862/TCO Granted
Royal Botanic Nursery Inverleith Avenue South Inverleith Edinburgh
Dbh 390 remove tree , 20080079*l, pinus radiata, height 12, dbh 390 remove tree , 20080079*k, pinus radiata, height 12, dbh 390 remove tree , 20080078*c, pinus radiata, height 12, dbh 390 remove tree , 20080076*w, pinus radiata, height 15, dbh 470 remove tree , 20080076*x, pinus radiata, height 15, dbh 440 - remove tree , 20080076*c, pinus radiata, height 11, dbh 500 - remove tree.
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26/03708/LBC Granted
11 Seton Place Grange Edinburgh EH9 2JT
To add vertical short timbers and tie straps to the joists in the attic to secure the joists and prevent further structural movement with external stonework repaired.
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26/0781/TCO Granted
18 Hermitage Gardens Morningside Edinburgh EH10 6BA
T1 Willow - Re-pollard to 5 metres, T2 Cherry - Reduction of 1.5m in height and 1m from sides.
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26/0782/TCO Granted
BF 8 Abbotsford Crescent Morningside Edinburgh EH10 5DY
Lime removal of dead and dangerous lime.
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26/0777/TCO Granted
Flat 4 20 Bright's Crescent Prestonfield Edinburgh EH9 2DB
1 No. medium sized mature small-leaved lime located within Criagmillar Park Conservation Area tree to be felled, stump to be inserted with eco-plugs to prevent regrowth.
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26/0769/TCO Granted
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.
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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.
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26/0746/TCO Granted
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.
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26/03648/S50 Decided
122 Craigour Drive Moredun Edinburgh EH17 7NT
Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005)
The full record
Decisions between 2003 and 2026
PlanIndex holds 4,170 decisions from City of Edinburgh between 2003 and 2026, part of 8,685 applications on record. Over that period 91% of clear-cut outcomes were approvals, 3,296 granted against 318 refused. The busiest single year was 2026, with 4,155 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
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02/04272/FUL Granted
18 Glenlockhart Road Edinburgh EH14 1BN
Extend existing dwelling house
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02/04261/FUL Refused
7 Deanpark Bank Balerno Edinburgh EH14 7LG
Erect domestic garage
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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
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02/04270/FUL Granted
32 North Gyle Avenue Edinburgh EH12 8JR
Erection of a conservatory
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02/04249/FUL Granted
30 Craigs Crescent Edinburgh EH12 8HT
New bay dormer to front; new velux to rear; existing back door blocked up; new back door to rear
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02/04423/FUL Granted
9 Craighill Gardens Edinburgh EH10 5PY
Alter and extend house
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02/04263/FUL Granted
63 Frederick Street Edinburgh EH2 1LH
Change of use to educational use
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02/04355/FUL Granted
51 Gilberstoun Loan Edinburgh EH15 2RQ
Extension to house
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02/04275/ADV Granted
36A Blair Street Edinburgh EH1 1QR
Erect signage
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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
Decision speed
12 months to October 2026, where both dates are published
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Within 8 weeks the statutory target for most applications 1,110 62%
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8 to 13 weeks the target band for major development 462 26%
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Over 13 weeks often extended by agreement 215 12%
Planning agents in City of Edinburgh
The firms named as agent on the most applications on this register. Company information only.
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Frontier Forestry Ltd 100% granted overall 14
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STL Solutions 52% granted overall 6
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Scott Hobbs Planning Ltd 91% granted overall 2
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Montagu Evans LLP 97% granted overall 2
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JWT Tree Services Ltd 100% granted overall 2
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Browse by ward
Applications by ward in City of Edinburgh
- Almond 467
- City Centre 1,774
- City Centre (Pre May 2017) 90
- Colinton/Fairmilehead 311
- Corstorphine/Murrayfield 334
- Craigentinny/Duddingston 217
- Drum Brae/Gyle 150
- Forth 261
- Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart 220
- Inverleith 589
- Inverleith (Pre May 2017) 31
- Leith 251
- Leith Walk 341
- Liberton/Gilmerton 204
- Meadows/Morningside (Pre May 2017) 26
- Morningside 743
- New Town (Pre 17 Nov 06) 50
- No Ward Number 740
- Pentland Hills 231
- Portobello/Craigmillar 329
- Sighthill/Gorgie 110
- Southside/Newington 799
- Southside/Newington (Pre May 2017) 29
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Common questions
How many planning applications does City of Edinburgh decide?
In the 12 months to October 2026, City of Edinburgh decided 1787 planning applications. 89% 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 43 days over the 12 months to October 2026. Individual cases vary with complexity and consultation responses.
How many City of Edinburgh decisions arrive within the eight week target?
Of the 1787 decisions in the 12 months to October 2026 where both dates are published, 62% came within eight weeks of the application being received, and 88% within thirteen weeks.
How many planning applications has City of Edinburgh decided in total?
PlanIndex holds 4170 decisions from City of Edinburgh between 2003 and 2026, out of 8,685 applications on record. Across that whole period 91% 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 October 2026, with 572 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: 8,685 planning applications on record as of October 2026. Trailing 12 months: 1,787 decided, 89% approved, median 43 days to a decision. 5,050 new applications received in the same period. Decisions on record run between 2003 and 2026: 4,170 in total, 91% approved. Source: PlanIndex, planindex.co.uk.
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