52 Peffermill Road Edinburgh EH16 5LL Data via plota.co.uk

26/02630/FUL - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Proposed shipping container storage facility (Class 6) (as amended) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Validated
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
20 Aug 2026

Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Site constraints 1

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
EH16 5LL
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Grange + Prestonfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Decision level
Local Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
The University Of Edinburgh.

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 95% of commercial and major works here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
10%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

38 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No