Southside/Newington planning approval rate
Southside/Newington ward in City of Edinburgh has a 85.7% approval rate based on 2,165 planning decisions. City of Edinburgh overall: 89.8%.
Last updated: May 2026
85.7%
ward approval rate
2,165
Decisions
1,856
Approved
309
Refused
89.8%
City of Edinburgh average
Southside/Newington is 4.1 percentage points below the City of Edinburgh average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Southside/Newington compares
Southside/Newington ward
85.7%
City of Edinburgh overall
89.8%
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Recent decisions in Southside/Newington
26/00767/FUL
Erect sub station and switch room along with an associated boundary fence enclos · Thu 26 Feb 2026
26/00687/CLP
Erected a set of railings along the front boundary. · Thu 26 Feb 2026
26/00678/FUL
A roofed single stone-walled pergola in the rear garden (as amended). · Wed 25 Feb 2026
26/00593/FUL
Infill rear garden steps with stone wall and erect new timber fence. · Fri 20 Feb 2026
26/00613/LBC
Repair of existing stone boundary wall following the demolition of an existing s · Wed 18 Feb 2026
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Other wards in City of Edinburgh
City Centre (80.0%)
City Centre (Pre May 2017) (92.1%)
Inverleith (86.8%)
Southside/Newington (Pre May 2017) (93.9%)
Inverleith (Pre May 2017) (94.0%)
No Ward Number (98.3%)
Meadows/Morningside (Pre May 2017) (93.5%)
Morningside (89.3%)
Almond (91.3%)
Almond (Pre May 2017) (94.6%)
Corstorphine/Murrayfield (92.8%)