Almond planning approval rate

Name: Almond ward planning approval rate — City of Edinburgh
Creator: PlanningLens
Published: 2026-05-21T10:42:32+00:00
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Almond ward in City of Edinburgh has a 91.3% approval rate based on 1,814 planning decisions. City of Edinburgh overall: 89.8%.

Last updated: May 2026

91.3%

ward approval rate

1,814

Decisions

1,656

Approved

158

Refused

89.8%

City of Edinburgh average

Almond is broadly in line with the City of Edinburgh average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Almond compares

Almond ward (1,814 decided)

91.3%

City of Edinburgh overall (50,718 decided)

89.8%

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Recent decisions in Almond

26/00649/FUL

Proposed single storey front extension. · Fri 06 Mar 2026

Approved

26/00800/FUL

Convert a single storey double garage to provide accessible living accommodation · Fri 27 Feb 2026

Approved

26/00727/FUL

Removal of two UPVC conservatories to the west wing and replace with glass porch · Thu 26 Feb 2026

Approved

26/00724/CLP

Conversion of garage to habitable space. · Thu 26 Feb 2026

Approved

26/00771/FUL

Erection of 2 No. semi detached dwellings, 1 No. detached dwelling with associat · Thu 26 Feb 2026

Refused

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Other wards in City of Edinburgh

City Centre (80.0%) City Centre (Pre May 2017) (92.1%) Southside/Newington (85.7%) Inverleith (86.8%) Southside/Newington (Pre May 2017) (93.9%) Inverleith (Pre May 2017) (94.0%) No Ward Number (98.3%) Meadows/Morningside (Pre May 2017) (93.5%) Morningside (89.3%) Almond (Pre May 2017) (94.6%) Corstorphine/Murrayfield (92.8%)

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