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City Centre planning approval rate

City Centre ward in City of Edinburgh has a 79.7% approval rate based on 7,777 planning decisions. City of Edinburgh overall: 89.8%.

Last updated: August 2026

79.7%
ward approval rate
7,777
Decisions
6,201
Approved
1,576
Refused
89.8%
City of Edinburgh average

City Centre is 10.1 percentage points below the City of Edinburgh average, placing it among the stricter wards in City of Edinburgh. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.

How City Centre compares

City Centre ward (7,777 decided)
79.7%
City of Edinburgh overall (63,954 decided)
89.8%
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Recent decisions in City Centre

26/00929/LBC
Internal alterations and improvements to facilitate change of use from class 4 ( · Mon 09 Mar 2026
Approved
26/00925/LBC
Replace an existing, non-original double leaf entrance door, with a single leaf · Mon 09 Mar 2026
Approved
26/00676/LBC
Proposed reinstatement of original doorway, previously removed in 1982. · Fri 06 Mar 2026
Approved
26/00883/FUL
Single storey rear extension to a mid terrace dwelling with minor internal alter · Thu 05 Mar 2026
Approved
26/00860/LBC
Internal alterations to change use from commercial to Class 7 guesthouse includi · Wed 04 Mar 2026
Approved

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Other wards in City of Edinburgh

City Centre (Pre May 2017) (92.2%) Southside/Newington (85.7%) Inverleith (87.3%) Southside/Newington (Pre May 2017) (93.6%) No Ward Number (98.4%) Inverleith (Pre May 2017) (94.2%) Meadows/Morningside (Pre May 2017) (93.6%) Morningside (89.7%) Almond (91.6%) Almond (Pre May 2017) (94.3%) Portobello/Craigmillar (89.7%)
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