Morningside planning approval rate
Morningside ward in City of Edinburgh has a 90.4% approval rate based on 135 planning decisions. City of Edinburgh overall: 89.5%.
Last updated: April 2026
90.4%
ward approval rate
135
Decisions
122
Approved
13
Refused
89.5%
City of Edinburgh average
Morningside is broadly in line with the City of Edinburgh average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Morningside compares
Morningside ward
90.4%
City of Edinburgh overall
89.5%
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Recent decisions in Morningside
26/00185/LBC
Internal alterations form new stair and remove stair, wall alterations. · Fri 16 Jan 2026
25/05767/LBC
Internal alterations to flat to form new shower room within rear bedroom. · Fri 31 Oct 2025
25/04426/FUL
Demolition off existing dilapidated conservatory and construction of new extensi · Wed 27 Aug 2025
25/04220/CLP
External alterations to existing building including- replacement windows/doors t · Mon 18 Aug 2025
25/03748/WINPA
To replace five timber sash and case windows on the principal elevation of the b · Fri 18 Jul 2025
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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%)
Almond (92.5%)
Colinton/Fairmilehead (Pre May 2017) (96.5%)
Almond (Pre May 2017) (97.3%)