27 Nicolson Square Edinburgh EH8 9BX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from residential common stair to hot food take away sui generis commercial use with roller shutter. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Nov 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Nov 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 6
Show the other 37 with distances
- 37 mBrass Founders' Pillar, Nicolson Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 45 mNicolson Square Methodist Chapel, Nicolson Square, EdinburghGrade A
- 54 m16, 18, 20 Marshall Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 58 m4-5-6 Nicolson Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 61 m2-3 Nicolson Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 63 m7-11 Nicolson Square, EdinburghGrade C
- 65 m35, 37 Marshall Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 66 mRoyal Bank Of Scotland Building, 28-30 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 74 m22-26 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 76 m12-14 Nicolson Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 77 mChapel House, Chapel Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 78 m33-41 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 81 m18-20 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 89 m3-9 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 90 m11 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 90 m1 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 93 m19 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 100 m6 Hill Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 104 m16-18 Hill Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 106 m23-33 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 115 mEmpire Palace Theatre, 13-27 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 115 m35-43 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 119 m18-22 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 120 mSurgeons' Hall, Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 121 m3, 5 West Richmond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 122 m4-12 Chapel Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 126 m12-16 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 128 m24-30 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 128 m80 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 129 m7, 9, 11 West Richmond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 137 m55-57 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 140 m5 Richmond Place (former Royal Blind Asylum WorkshopsGrade B
- 143 mPear Tree, 34, 36, 38 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 146 m1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 147 m86-88-90 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 149 mCollege Street United Presbyterian Church, 11A South College Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 149 m12 Hill Square, EdinburghGrade B
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
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Important details
- Council
- Edinburgh
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Postcode
- EH8 9BX
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 3 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Parish
- Southside
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 6 Nov 2026
- Decision level
- Local Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Gordon Ramsay.
How this decision compares
Decided in 95 days from validation, 18 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 77 for changes of use. Approved, as 51% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
36 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 4 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 2 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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