Lochend, City of Edinburgh Planning Applications
Recent planning applications near Lochend, City of Edinburgh.
City of Edinburgh · Scotland · settlement
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Area Information
- Admin district: City of Edinburgh
- Parliamentary constituency: Edinburgh North and Leith
- LSOA: Broughton North and Powderhall - 04
Crime Statistics
0 crimes reported in 2026-05.
Flood Risk
No active flood warnings near Lochend.
Keyword Scorecard
Planning constraint analysis based on the last 24 months of applications near Lochend.
- Ecology & Wildlife Constraints (keywords: bats, bat survey, bat roost, great crested newt, GCN...)
- Trees & Landscape (keywords: tree preservation order, TPO, arboricultural, tree survey, root protection area...)
- Flood & Drainage (keywords: flood zone 2, flood zone 3, flood risk assessment, FRA, surface water...)
- Heritage & Conservation (keywords: listed building, grade II, grade II*, grade I, conservation area...)
- Green Belt (keywords: green belt, inappropriate development, very special circumstances, openness)
- Highways & Access (keywords: visibility splays, highway authority objection, access arrangement, parking provision, transport statement...)
- Refusal & Risk Indicators (keywords: refusal, delegated refusal, appeal dismissed, overdevelopment, character and appearance...)
- Planning Process & Appeals (keywords: appeal lodged, appeal allowed, appeal dismissed, public inquiry, inspector)
Planning Activity Summary
Approval rates, average decision times, and application type distribution for Lochend based on the last 24 months of planning data.
Nearby Applications
32 planning applications found near Lochend.
- - Flat 2 84 Spring Gardens Edinburgh EH8 8HX
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
Status: Undecided | Type: Amendment | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2026-07-02
View full details - - 23 Regent Place Edinburgh EH7 5BG
Ornamental Cherry tree pruning, needs doing every two years or tree overgrows signage etc.
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2026-06-10
View full details - - Hibernian Football Club Famous Five Stand 24 Albion Place Edinburgh EH7 5PZ
Removal of 6 No. antennas and all ancillary development. Installation of 6 No. antennas and all ancillary development.
Status: Permitted | Type: Outline | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2026-03-31
View full details - - 2F1 17 Rossie Place Edinburgh EH7 5SD
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
Status: Undecided | Type: Amendment | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2026-03-26
View full details - - Flat 2 1 Spring Gardens Abbeyhill Edinburgh EH8 8HU
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Status: Undecided | Type: Amendment | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2026-03-17
View full details - - Flat 4 36 Lower London Road Edinburgh EH7 5TE
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Status: Undecided | Type: Amendment | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2026-03-10
View full details - - 3F1 4 Abbey Street Edinburgh EH7 5SJ
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Status: Undecided | Type: Amendment | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2026-03-10
View full details - - 2 Milton Street Abbeyhill Edinburgh EH8 8HF
Change of use of existing self-contained ground floor residential unit to secondary short-term letting use.
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2026-03-06
View full details - - 40 Milton Street Abbeyhill Edinburgh EH8 8HD
Short term let (change of use to short term let took place within the last 10 years but is not material change of use).
Status: Undecided | Type: Amendment | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2026-02-17
View full details - - 22 Carlyle Place Abbeyhill Edinburgh EH7 5SR
Proposal to replace existing whiter aluminium sash and case windows with new white upvc sash and case windows.
Status: Undecided | Type: Outline | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2026-02-06
View full details - - 69 Marionville Road Meadowbank Edinburgh EH7 6AQ
Non Material Variation.
Status: Undecided | Type: Conditions | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2026-02-05
View full details - - 18 Spring Gardens Abbeyhill Edinburgh EH8 8HX
Section 42 to Vary condition 22/03161/FUL for a further 6 months.
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2025-10-27
View full details - - 57 Albion Road Edinburgh EH7 5QY
Replacement of defective and inefficient fixed single glazed lead windows to main church building with new heritage double glazed timber framed casement windows, within existing stone openings.
Status: Undecided | Type: Heritage | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2025-10-03
View full details - - 3F1 6 Meadowbank Terrace Edinburgh EH8 7AR
We are installing a skylight window in the inner box room of our top-floor flat. The skylight is 80cm squared in diameter and will be positioned on a flat section of roof above the room. The skylight
Status: Undecided | Type: Outline | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2025-10-03
View full details - - Flat 2 3 Lochend Park View Edinburgh EH7 5FB
Application for the issue of a certificate of lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let visitor accommodation.
Status: Undecided | Type: Amendment | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2025-09-17
View full details - - Flat 5 5 Albion Gardens Leith Edinburgh EH7 5QL
Existing use of flat as short term let since May 2015 continuously.
Status: Undecided | Type: Amendment | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2025-09-12
View full details - - 2 Lady Menzies Place Edinburgh EH7 5BE
Cherry routine prune and thin 15%.
Status: Undecided | Type: Trees | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2025-08-01
View full details - - 1F3 16 Marionville Road Meadowbank Edinburgh EH7 5TX
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
Status: Undecided | Type: Full | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2025-07-22
View full details - - 69-71Marionville Road Meadowbank Edinburgh EH7 6AQ
Applciation for the Discharge or Modification of Planning Obligations. A Modification is being sought to the Education and Heaslthcare S75 obligations.A Modification is being sought with a reduced con
Status: Undecided | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2025-06-13
View full details - - 1 Meadowbank Avenue Willowbrae Edinburgh EH8 7AP
Advertisement of the following types: Canopy, projecting sign.
Status: Undecided | Type: Advertising | Council: Edinburgh | Date: 2025-04-16
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A brief summary of Lochend in City of Edinburgh
Lochend is a settlement located in City of Edinburgh, Scotland.
There were no crimes reported in the immediate area during the most recent reporting period. This makes Lochend a particularly low-crime area.
For anyone interested in property development or monitoring local planning decisions, Lochend planning applications can be searched by entering a local postcode above. Results include full application details, decision status, and the ability to track applications over time and set planning alerts to help you monitor and review pending planning applications.
Planning Activity in Lochend
In the last 24 months, 106 planning applications were submitted near Lochend. Of these, 71% were approved, with an average decision time of 57 days.
This is below the national average of approximately 87%, which may reflect stricter local policies, sensitivity of the area, or higher levels of speculative applications. Pre-application advice is particularly worthwhile near Lochend.
At 57 days on average, decisions near Lochend slightly exceed the 8-week statutory target for minor applications, though this is common across many councils.
The most common application types near Lochend were full planning applications (32), amendments (21), listed building and heritage (16). Full planning applications account for 30% of all submissions, covering new builds, change of use, and works that go beyond permitted development rights.
In terms of development scale, 54 medium-scale applications, 50 smaller schemes were submitted. The absence of major applications suggests the area is primarily characterised by smaller-scale improvements and extensions rather than large new developments.
Application Outcomes
- Approved: 22 applications
- Refused: 5 applications
- Withdrawn: 4 applications
- Awaiting decision: 75 applications
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