Sighthill/Gorgie planning approval rate
Sighthill/Gorgie ward in City of Edinburgh has a 96.1% approval rate based on 51 planning decisions. City of Edinburgh overall: 89.5%.
Last updated: April 2026
96.1%
ward approval rate
51
Decisions
49
Approved
2
Refused
89.5%
City of Edinburgh average
Sighthill/Gorgie is 6.6 percentage points above the City of Edinburgh average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Sighthill/Gorgie compares
Sighthill/Gorgie ward
96.1%
City of Edinburgh overall
89.5%
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Recent decisions in Sighthill/Gorgie
25/06300/FUL
Proposal to replace defected pre cast headwall, in a like for like basis, to the · Mon 01 Dec 2025
25/02753/FUL
Alteration of shop-front to relocate the door, revise the fenestration, and alte · Tue 27 May 2025
24/06283/FUL
Revised application for demolition of existing building and erection of a purpos · Mon 23 Dec 2024
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%)
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%)