Colinton/Fairmilehead planning approval rate
Colinton/Fairmilehead ward in City of Edinburgh has a 91.9% approval rate based on 111 planning decisions. City of Edinburgh overall: 89.5%.
Last updated: April 2026
91.9%
ward approval rate
111
Decisions
102
Approved
9
Refused
89.5%
City of Edinburgh average
Colinton/Fairmilehead sits slightly above the City of Edinburgh average, with a 2.4 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Colinton/Fairmilehead compares
Colinton/Fairmilehead ward
91.9%
City of Edinburgh overall
89.5%
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Recent decisions in Colinton/Fairmilehead
26/00177/CLP
Proposed single storey extension to the rear of the existing house, including a · Fri 16 Jan 2026
25/06357/FUL
New single storey rear extension including new window to side elevation of exist · Thu 04 Dec 2025
25/06281/CLP
Proposed conversion of garage into bedroom and en-suite. · Mon 01 Dec 2025
25/06116/FULSTL
Change of use for an existing residential flat to be used as a short term let pr · Wed 19 Nov 2025
25/05380/FUL
Single storey extension to rear of dwellinghouse. · Thu 09 Oct 2025
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✓ Common refusal reasons in City of Edinburgh
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 4,266 decisions.
Other wards in City of Edinburgh
City Centre (79.5%)
City Centre (Pre May 2017) (95.3%)
Meadows/Morningside (Pre May 2017) (94.9%)
Inverleith (86.4%)
Southside/Newington (84.7%)
Southside/Newington (Pre May 2017) (95.9%)
Inverleith (Pre May 2017) (90.5%)
No Ward Number (99.3%)
Morningside (90.4%)
Almond (92.5%)
Colinton/Fairmilehead (Pre May 2017) (96.5%)
Almond (Pre May 2017) (97.3%)