Westminster vs City of Edinburgh, planning approval compared

How do planning outcomes differ between Westminster and City of Edinburgh? A side-by-side comparison based on 93,645 combined decisions.

Last updated: September 2026

Westminster: 90.5%

56,619 decisions · 51,212 approved · 5,407 refused · 99 wards

City of Edinburgh: –

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

Overall approval rates

Westminster (56,619 decided)

90.5%

City of Edinburgh (37,026 decided)

–

By application type

Full, Westminster (75 decided)

89.3%

Other, Westminster (65,879 decided)

90.8%

Other, City of Edinburgh (63,954 decided)

–

Prior Approval, Westminster (228 decided)

78.1%

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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