Ealing vs City of Edinburgh, planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Ealing and City of Edinburgh? A side-by-side comparison based on 91,574 combined decisions.

Last updated: September 2026

Ealing: 84.8%

54,548 decisions · 46,271 approved · 8,277 refused · 78 wards

City of Edinburgh: –

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

Overall approval rates

Ealing (54,548 decided)

84.8%

City of Edinburgh (37,026 decided)

–

By application type

Full, Ealing (16,250 decided)

86.5%

Other, Ealing (47,067 decided)

89.5%

Other, City of Edinburgh (63,954 decided)

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Prior Approval, Ealing (6,878 decided)

76.8%

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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