How do I search Scotland's planning applications?

City Scope indexes recent Scotland's planning applications so they can be searched by address, postcode, reference, status, category, and date.

Can I search Scotland's planning applications by reference or postcode?

Yes. The Planning Updates page supports direct searches for planning references, postcodes, streets, proposal text, and application status.

Can I view Scotland's planning applications on a map?

Yes. The planning map shows recent planning applications by location and links each mapped record back to the application detail page.

Where does the Scotland planning application data come from?

City Scope links each planning record back to the relevant council source where that source URL is available.

Scotland's Planning Applications Search

CityScope · Planning Updates

Search Scottish planning applications by reference number, address, postcode, status, category, and date. Track development proposals, planning decisions, and local change across Scotland.

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Coverage

Current coverage: Edinburgh, Midlothian, East Lothian, West Lothian, Falkirk, West Dunbartonshire, Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Fife, Glasgow, Highland, Inverclyde, Moray, Na h-Eileanan Siar, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders, Shetland, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and Stirling.

Scottish council coverage32 authorities

City Scope is structured for all 32 Scottish local authorities. Search links are published only when a council feed is live and data-backed.