Forth planning approval rate
Forth ward in City of Edinburgh has a 81.5% approval rate based on 92 planning decisions. City of Edinburgh overall: 89.5%.
Last updated: April 2026
81.5%
ward approval rate
92
Decisions
75
Approved
17
Refused
89.5%
City of Edinburgh average
Forth is 8.0 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 Forth compares
Forth ward
81.5%
City of Edinburgh overall
89.5%
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Recent decisions in Forth
26/00305/FUL
Demolition of existing conservatory and extension. Proposed new terrace, new sli · Tue 27 Jan 2026
25/05650/LBC
Front - Two double glazed timber windows to match existing; Replace two rear win · Fri 24 Oct 2025
25/04478/FUL
Attic conversion with front and back dormers and rooflights. · Fri 29 Aug 2025
25/03458/LBC
Demolition of low quality kitchen extension and garage (1980) to the original hi · Wed 02 Jul 2025
25/02561/FUL
Proposed extension to an existing dwelling comprising; 1. two storey side extens · Fri 16 May 2025
What gets approved near your property?
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✓ Ward-level approval rates for your exact area
✓ Common refusal reasons in City of Edinburgh
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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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%)