Portobello/Craigmillar planning approval rate
Portobello/Craigmillar ward in City of Edinburgh has a 82.9% approval rate based on 111 planning decisions. City of Edinburgh overall: 89.5%.
Last updated: April 2026
82.9%
ward approval rate
111
Decisions
92
Approved
19
Refused
89.5%
City of Edinburgh average
Portobello/Craigmillar is 6.6 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 Portobello/Craigmillar compares
Portobello/Craigmillar ward
82.9%
City of Edinburgh overall
89.5%
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Recent decisions in Portobello/Craigmillar
26/00361/CLP
Internal alterations to first floor flat. · Fri 30 Jan 2026
25/06688/FUL
Erect a flat roof extension to rear of dwellinghouse and convert attic to includ · Tue 23 Dec 2025
25/05278/CLP
Window replacement and painting of render of block. Overcladding of timber fasci · Mon 06 Oct 2025
25/04158/CLP
Attic conversion and installation of velux style windows at front and rear of ho · Tue 12 Aug 2025
25/02264/LBC
Existing single glazed timber sash and case windows replaced with new double gla · Fri 02 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
✓ 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%)
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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%)