Southside/Newington planning approval rate
Southside/Newington ward in City of Edinburgh has a 84.7% approval rate based on 196 planning decisions. City of Edinburgh overall: 89.5%.
Last updated: April 2026
84.7%
ward approval rate
196
Decisions
166
Approved
30
Refused
89.5%
City of Edinburgh average
Southside/Newington is 4.8 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
84.7%
City of Edinburgh overall
89.5%
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Recent decisions in Southside/Newington
26/00364/CLP
Relocation of existing driveway access and drop kerb. · Fri 30 Jan 2026
25/06472/LBC
Removal of rear single storey structure and replace with new single storey sunro · Wed 10 Dec 2025
25/06109/LBC
Application to replace 5 timber sash and case, single glazed windows, with 5 new · Wed 19 Nov 2025
25/06000/FUL
New bike storage and front porch, extend and reclad existing rear dormer. Remove · Fri 14 Nov 2025
25/04864/FULSTL
Change of use from residential to short term let visitor accommodation (retrospe · Fri 12 Sep 2025
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✓ Common refusal reasons in City of Edinburgh
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✓ 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 (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%)