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Colinton/Fairmilehead planning approval rate

Colinton/Fairmilehead ward in City of Edinburgh has a 93.8% approval rate based on 1,491 planning decisions. City of Edinburgh overall: 89.8%.

Last updated: August 2026

93.8%
ward approval rate
1,491
Decisions
1,399
Approved
92
Refused
89.8%
City of Edinburgh average

Colinton/Fairmilehead sits slightly above the City of Edinburgh average, with a 4.0 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.

How Colinton/Fairmilehead compares

Colinton/Fairmilehead ward (1,491 decided)
93.8%
City of Edinburgh overall (63,954 decided)
89.8%
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Recent decisions in Colinton/Fairmilehead

26/00815/FUL
Proposed front porch. · Mon 02 Mar 2026
Approved
26/00670/FUL
To install new velux windows to the rear and both sides of the roof and increase · Mon 02 Mar 2026
Approved
26/00798/PAN
Demolition of all existing buildings and the proposed erection of a residential- · Thu 26 Feb 2026
Approved
26/00672/FUL
Proposed single storey rear extension. · Mon 23 Feb 2026
Approved
26/00666/LBC
Installation of vacuum glazing to front windows and replacement non-original rea · Mon 23 Feb 2026
Approved

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Other wards in City of Edinburgh

City Centre (79.7%) 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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