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Leith Walk planning approval rate

Leith Walk ward in City of Edinburgh has a 74.1% approval rate based on 1,328 planning decisions. City of Edinburgh overall: 89.8%.

Last updated: August 2026

74.1%
ward approval rate
1,328
Decisions
984
Approved
344
Refused
89.8%
City of Edinburgh average

Leith Walk is 15.7 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 (1,328 decided)
74.1%
City of Edinburgh overall (63,954 decided)
89.8%
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Recent decisions in Leith Walk

26/00962/LBC
New windows to the front facade of the mews building, together with timber priva · Wed 11 Mar 2026
Approved
26/00709/PNT
Removal of 3 No. existing antennas and ancillary apparatus and replacement with · Tue 24 Feb 2026
Refused
26/00703/LBC
Removal of 3 No. existing antennas and ancillary apparatus and replacement with · Tue 24 Feb 2026
Approved
26/00644/LBC
Existing single glazed timber sash and case windows replaced with new double gla · Thu 19 Feb 2026
Approved
26/00515/CLP
This request is for the installation of new front and rear doors to the property · Thu 12 Feb 2026
Refused

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Other wards in City of Edinburgh

City Centre (79.7%) City Centre (Pre May 2017) (92.2%) Southside/Newington (85.7%) Inverleith (87.3%) Southside/Newington (Pre May 2017) (93.6%) No Ward Number (98.4%) Inverleith (Pre May 2017) (94.2%) Meadows/Morningside (Pre May 2017) (93.6%) Morningside (89.7%) Almond (91.6%) Almond (Pre May 2017) (94.3%) Portobello/Craigmillar (89.7%)
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