Inverleith planning approval rate
Inverleith ward in City of Edinburgh has a 86.4% approval rate based on 198 planning decisions. City of Edinburgh overall: 89.5%.
Last updated: April 2026
86.4%
ward approval rate
198
Decisions
171
Approved
27
Refused
89.5%
City of Edinburgh average
Inverleith is 3.1 percentage points below the City of Edinburgh average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Inverleith compares
Inverleith ward
86.4%
City of Edinburgh overall
89.5%
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Recent decisions in Inverleith
26/00145/FUL
Construct new flat roof single storey extension to the rear of the property. · Wed 14 Jan 2026
25/06640/PAN
Demolition of existing building and erection of hotel (Class 7) with ancillary r · Thu 18 Dec 2025
25/06377/LBC
Minor alterations to the approved internal layout, including revised stair desig · Fri 05 Dec 2025
25/05855/LBC
Boiler flue and 13 amp socket to be added to basement at front of B-listed townh · Thu 06 Nov 2025
25/05529/FUL
Removal of existing lean-to conservatory and replacement with new extension, alt · Fri 17 Oct 2025
What gets approved near your property?
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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%)
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%)