Planning outcomes in City of Edinburgh are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 24.8% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.
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| # | Ward | Decisions | Approved | Refused | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Ward Number | 1,396 | 1,371 | 25 | 98.2% |
| 2 | Corstorphine/Murrayfield (Pre May 2017) | 795 | 757 | 38 | 95.2% |
| 3 | Drum Brae/Gyle (Pre May 2017) | 481 | 456 | 25 | 94.8% |
| 4 | Almond (Pre May 2017) | 970 | 914 | 56 | 94.2% |
| 5 | Southside/Newington (Pre May 2017) | 1,425 | 1,342 | 83 | 94.2% |
| 6 | Sighthill/Gorgie (Pre May 2017) | 390 | 367 | 23 | 94.1% |
| 7 | Colinton/Fairmilehead | 796 | 748 | 48 | 94.0% |
| 8 | Forth (Pre May 2017) | 486 | 457 | 29 | 94.0% |
| 9 | Colinton/Fairmilehead (Pre May 2017) | 785 | 737 | 48 | 93.9% |
| 10 | Pentland Hills | 730 | 684 | 46 | 93.7% |
| 11 | Inverleith (Pre May 2017) | 1,419 | 1,328 | 91 | 93.6% |
| 12 | Pentland Hills (Pre May 2017) | 744 | 696 | 48 | 93.5% |
| 13 | Meadows/Morningside (Pre May 2017) | 1,362 | 1,268 | 94 | 93.1% |
| 14 | Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart (Pre May 20 | 619 | 575 | 44 | 92.9% |
| 15 | Leith Walk (Pre May 2017) | 501 | 465 | 36 | 92.8% |
| 16 | Leith (Pre May 2017) | 527 | 489 | 38 | 92.8% |
| 17 | Corstorphine/Murrayfield | 932 | 864 | 68 | 92.7% |
| 18 | City Centre (Pre May 2017) | 3,230 | 2,984 | 246 | 92.4% |
| 19 | Liberton/Gilmerton | 573 | 529 | 44 | 92.3% |
| 20 | Almond | 1,217 | 1,120 | 97 | 92.0% |
| 21 | Drum Brae/Gyle | 530 | 486 | 44 | 91.7% |
| 22 | Craigentinny/Duddingston (Pre May 2017) | 485 | 444 | 41 | 91.5% |
| 23 | Portobello/Craigmillar (Pre May 2017) | 725 | 658 | 67 | 90.8% |
| 24 | Liberton/Gilmerton (Pre May 2017) | 512 | 457 | 55 | 89.3% |
| 25 | Portobello/Craigmillar | 871 | 777 | 94 | 89.2% |
| 26 | Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart | 546 | 482 | 64 | 88.3% |
| 27 | Morningside | 1,256 | 1,108 | 148 | 88.2% |
| 28 | Forth | 687 | 605 | 82 | 88.1% |
| 29 | Craigentinny/Duddingston | 622 | 539 | 83 | 86.7% |
| 30 | Inverleith | 1,477 | 1,275 | 202 | 86.3% |
| 31 | Southside/Newington | 1,472 | 1,263 | 209 | 85.8% |
| 32 | Sighthill/Gorgie | 402 | 339 | 63 | 84.3% |
| 33 | Leith | 641 | 527 | 114 | 82.2% |
| 34 | City Centre | 4,142 | 3,312 | 830 | 80.0% |
| 35 | Leith Walk | 732 | 537 | 195 | 73.4% |
An extension might sail through in No Ward Number but face serious resistance in Leith Walk.
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