Leith planning approval rate
Leith ward in City of Edinburgh has a 78.9% approval rate based on 76 planning decisions. City of Edinburgh overall: 89.5%.
Last updated: April 2026
78.9%
ward approval rate
76
Decisions
60
Approved
16
Refused
89.5%
City of Edinburgh average
Leith is 10.6 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 Leith compares
Leith ward
78.9%
City of Edinburgh overall
89.5%
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Recent decisions in Leith
25/05564/LBC
Revert red paintwork on roofline woodwork to black. · Mon 20 Oct 2025
25/05185/FUL
Proposed external covered area and new hardstanding to rear of the existing bing · Tue 30 Sep 2025
25/05069/FUL
Change of use from Class 1A to Class 11 (Dance Studio). · Tue 23 Sep 2025
25/04184/FUL
Rear extension and an area of raised decking. · Thu 14 Aug 2025
25/02347/WINPA
Existing dark brown timber single glazed windows with inner frames to be replace · Tue 06 May 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
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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%)