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Leith Walk planning approval rate

Leith Walk ward in City of Edinburgh has a 73.3% approval rate based on 90 planning decisions. City of Edinburgh overall: 89.5%.

Last updated: April 2026

73.3%
ward approval rate
90
Decisions
66
Approved
24
Refused
89.5%
City of Edinburgh average

Leith Walk is 16.2 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 Walk compares

Leith Walk ward (90 decided)
73.3%
City of Edinburgh overall (4,266 decided)
89.5%
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Recent decisions in Leith Walk

26/00292/FUL
Extend roof to front to form additional bedroom and en suite shower room (renewa · Mon 26 Jan 2026
Approved
26/00254/LBC
Internal alterations to floor over stair, reconfigure lower ground floor layout · Thu 22 Jan 2026
Approved
25/06341/LBC
Rear roof solar panel installation and lower roof light. · Wed 03 Dec 2025
Refused
25/05954/FUL
Proposed rear conservatory with slimline replacement windows and internal altera · Wed 12 Nov 2025
Approved
25/03962/FUL
Alter and extend derelict dwelling house. · Thu 31 Jul 2025
Approved

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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%)
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