Southside/Newington planning approval rate
Approval rate withheld for City of Edinburgh. PlanningLens is temporarily withholding the headline approval rate for this council. The published record does not contain enough usable decision-date information to establish sufficiently complete and current coverage. This does not mean the previously shown percentage has been proved wrong. No official statistic is substituted in its place. Approval, refusal and rate figures are shown as – throughout this page. Decision volumes are unaffected and are still published. Why we withhold a rate
Last updated: September 2026
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ward approval rate
2,755
Decisions
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Approved
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Refused
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City of Edinburgh average
PlanningLens is currently withholding approval rates for City of Edinburgh, so no ward comparison is published for Southside/Newington. Decision volumes are still shown.
How Southside/Newington compares
Southside/Newington ward
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City of Edinburgh overall
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Recent decisions in Southside/Newington
26/00964/FUL
Proposal to create new traditional dormers to front and rear. Alteration to exis · Wed 11 Mar 2026
26/00908/FUL
Proposed alterations to existing mid-terrace dwellinghouse including proposed wi · Fri 06 Mar 2026
26/00783/FUL
Two-storey side extension to the north-east elevation of the existing dwelling t · Wed 04 Mar 2026
26/00715/FUL
External and internal alterations to an existing flat with an existing store and · Fri 27 Feb 2026
26/00767/FUL
Erect sub station and switch room along with an associated boundary fence enclos · Thu 26 Feb 2026
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