City of Edinburgh vs Liverpool, planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between City of Edinburgh and Liverpool? A side-by-side comparison based on 70,085 combined decisions.

Last updated: September 2026

City of Edinburgh: –

37,026 decisions · – approved · – refused · 38 wards

Liverpool: –

33,059 decisions · – approved · – refused · 104 wards

Overall approval rates

City of Edinburgh (37,026 decided)

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Liverpool (33,059 decided)

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By application type

Advertisement, Liverpool (4,113 decided)

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Certificate of Lawfulness, Liverpool (2,884 decided)

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Change of Use, Liverpool (17 decided)

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Full, Liverpool (16,677 decided)

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Listed Building, Liverpool (3,135 decided)

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Other, City of Edinburgh (63,954 decided)

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Other, Liverpool (16,329 decided)

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Prior Approval, Liverpool (1,174 decided)

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Trees, Liverpool (3,698 decided)

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What the numbers mean

PlanningLens is currently withholding the headline approval rate for at least one of these councils on data-quality grounds, so no approval-rate comparison is published here. Decision volumes are still shown.

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