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Construction leads · Edinburgh
Construction leads in Edinburgh: 760+ new in 90 days.
767 applications filed with City of Edinburgh Council in the 90 days to 21 Oct 2026 mean work for at least one trade: extensions, lofts, new windows, roofs, driveways. Pick your trade below, see your numbers, and get the addresses posted to you every month.
- filed in the 90 days to 21 Oct 2026
- 767
- in the last 12 months
- 2,413
- busiest postcode district
- EH10
Edinburgh · work for tradesby filing month
By trade
Planning leads in Edinburgh, trade by trade.
City of Edinburgh Council took 4,104 planning applications in the 12 months to 21 Oct 2026. 2,413 of them (59%) mean work for at least one trade; the rest are adverts, trees, conditions and paperwork, and they never reach a list.
Of the main building trades, Edinburgh's register favours windows & doors (1,237), roofing (717) and builders & bricklayers (676): one application usually means work for several trades, so these overlap.
The most active postcode districts are EH10 (283), EH3 (239) and EH4 (227).
About 272 trade-relevant applications a month over the last 5 full months, peaking in May 2026 with 280.
Applications that mean work, last 12 months
One application usually means work for several trades, so the rows overlap.
Where in Edinburgh, by postcode district
Your trade in Edinburgh
Off the register
The latest building work filed in Edinburgh, address hidden.
As filed with the council, newest first, tagged with the trade whose list it lands on. Subscribers get the full site address and planning reference for every one.
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19 Oct 2026 EH9 Windows & doors Awaiting decision
T1 hornbeam t2 birch - t1 hornbeam reduce canopy by up to 2m t2 birch limb extension up to 2mheritage double glazing.
●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, EH9Replacement windows / doors · work due now to 2 months from the decision -
15 Oct 2026 EH5 Builders
Proposed two storey side extension.
●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, EH5Two-storey / first-floor extension · work due now to 4 months from the decision -
15 Oct 2026 EH4 Landscaping & driveways Awaiting decision
Erection of a new two storey three bed dwelling with associated access and landscaping.
●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, EH4Landscaping / driveway / external works · work due now to 3 months from the decision -
15 Oct 2026 EH12 Windows & doors
Replacement windows and installation of external vertical awning.
●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, EH12Replacement windows / doors · work due now to 2 months from the decision -
14 Oct 2026 EH4 Loft conversions
Internal alterations and attic conversion to first floor flat.
●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, EH4Loft conversion / dormer · work due now to 2 months from the decision -
13 Oct 2026 EH16 Builders
Form new single storey rear extension, decking area and associated alterations.
●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, EH16Single-storey extension · work due now to 3 months from the decision -
12 Oct 2026 EH16 Loft conversions
Dormer conversion.
●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, EH16Loft conversion / dormer · work due now to 2 months from the decision -
23 Sep 2026 EH7 Kitchens Awaiting decision
New rear kitchen / dining extension, a raised external deck, a new upper level shower room within a modest side dormer and a new roof light.
●● ●●●●●●●● ●●●●, EH7Kitchen extension / open-plan kitchen · work due 1 to 4 months from the decision
Descriptions are the applicant’s own words from the public register. We leave out any row that names a person or carries a house number.
Timing
The plans are public weeks before Edinburgh decides.
A homeowner tells the council first. By the time they search for a firm, they’re already getting quotes. Your letter can land in the first week.
- Day 0Plans filed with City of Edinburgh Council
The drawings go on the public register. That’s when we read them.
- Week 1Your letter lands
Addressed to the Owner/Occupier, before the homeowner has rung anyone.
- About week 8The council decides
The statutory target for household applications. Many take longer.
- ThenThey start ringing firms
Your competitors meet them here. You wrote to them two months ago.
Patch check
Is your patch still yours to take?
Tell us what you do and where. We’ll run the last 90 days of the public register through the same rules your list uses and show you the demand for your trade sitting in it right now. No card, no trial, no obligation.
Counts only. High and medium confidence matches, deduplicated to one line per application. The site addresses, planning references and per-row reasoning are what a subscription buys.
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The rules
Straight about what you get, and what you don’t.
One firm per trade per patch
Exclusive cover means we won’t sell your councils or postcodes to another firm in your trade while you hold them. Checked before you pay.
A limit on letters per home
We limit how many PlanWatch letters one household gets in a month, across every trade. Exclusive cover is never held back by that limit.
Price
£149 a month. Edinburgh, yours.
One trade, Edinburgh or any patch you choose, billed monthly. No contract, no trial. If someone in your trade already holds Edinburgh, we tell you before you pay.
- An addressed list of every matching home in Edinburgh, with the work filed and when your trade is needed
- Your patch, your trade, nobody else: exclusive cover, checked before you pay
- A CSV your printer or mailing house runs as it is
- First list in 24 hours, then only the new homes every month. Never the same address twice
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Questions
Straight answers
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How many construction leads are there in Edinburgh?
767 in the 90 days to 21 Oct 2026 and 2,413 in the 12 months to the same date: planning applications filed with City of Edinburgh Council that match at least one trade's rules at high or medium confidence. Refused and withdrawn applications are left out.
Which trades get the most work from planning applications in Edinburgh?
Over the last 12 months: windows & doors (1,237), skip hire & waste (1,172), electricians (1,111), flooring (1,012), plastering & decorating (1,012) and roofing (717). Most applications mean work for more than one trade: an extension needs a builder, a roofer, windows, electrics and plastering.
Where in Edinburgh is the most building work?
By postcode district, over the last 12 months: EH10 (283), EH3 (239), EH4 (227), EH9 (221) and EH12 (166).
How quickly does City of Edinburgh Council decide planning applications?
The statutory target for a householder application is eight weeks in England and Wales and two months in Scotland. A letter sent the week an application is filed in Edinburgh lands well before the decision, and long before the homeowner starts ringing round.
Where does the data come from?
City of Edinburgh Council's own public planning register, read every day. We match each application against the trade rules your list uses, drop refused and withdrawn applications, and keep one line per household. We never sell names or phone numbers.
How do I get the addresses?
Pick your trade and claim your patch: £149 a month for one trade. Your first list arrives within 24 hours, then only new homes every month, as a CSV for letters to "The Owner/Occupier". One firm per trade per patch.
Near Edinburgh
Construction leads in the councils around Edinburgh.
Nearby councils
By trade in Edinburgh
Counts are refreshed daily from the register and dated 21 Oct 2026. In the 90-day count, “new” means filed from 24 Jul 2026 to 21 Oct 2026.
Edinburgh filed 767 building applications in 90 days. Who wrote to them?
Check your patch in one field: no card, no sign-up. If it’s free in your trade, it’s yours for £149 a month.
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