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25/05109/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Refused

Proposal

Change of use from flatted dwelling to short term let. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received

25 Sept 2025

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Refused

26 Jan 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 26 Jan 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Nov 2026

Documents 8

Site constraints 5

Grade B listed: 36, 38 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh

List entry LB30090 · 0 m away · 69 more listed buildings within 150 m (16 Grade A, 52 Grade B, 1 Grade C)

Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

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6 m34 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
11 m32 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
16 m42, 44, 46 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
22 m215 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
28 mScotsman Newspaper Offices, 26, 28, 30 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
28 m229 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
29 m49 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
30 m53 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
31 m48 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
34 m43, 45 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
34 m22-24 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
36 m59, 61, 63 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
38 m233-241 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
40 m50 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
40 m209 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
41 m18-20 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
42 m35, 37 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
47 m52 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
47 m199 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
50 m31, 33 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
51 mCity Chambers, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
57 mCity Art Centre, 1-6 Market Street, EdinburghGrade A
62 m27-29 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
63 m3 K6 Telephone Kiosks, High Street, EdinburghGrade B
64 m67, 69 And 71 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade A
66 m25 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
70 mStills Gallery And Tenement, 23 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
74 mStatue, Courtyard, City Chambers, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
74 m73 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
76 m21 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
78 mSt Christopher's Hotel, 9, 10, 11 Market Street, EdinburghGrade B
80 m156-158 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
81 m170 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
81 m142-144 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
82 m148, 150, 152 And 154 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
84 m15 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
85 mPolice Call Box, South Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
86 m186 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
88 m128-130 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
90 m124 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
92 mPublic House, 14 Market Street, EdinburghGrade B
92 mPublic House And Tenement, 11-13 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
98 m3-4 Hunter Square, EdinburghGrade A
101 m7 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
101 m9 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
104 mPolice Chambers, 192 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
105 mTron Church, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
106 m31, 32-35 And 36-39 (Inclusive Numbers) Market Street, EdinburghGrade B
107 mMarket Cross, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
112 m1 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
114 mThe Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, 172 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
114 mLord Reid Building, New Assembly Close, 142 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
118 m3-5 Old Fishmarket Close, 190 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
122 m6 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
123 mCarlton Highland Hotel, 3-27 North Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
124 mRoyal Bank Of Scotland, 29-31 North Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
125 m13-17 (Inclusive Nos) Tron Square (Lower And Upper)Grade B
132 m1, 3, 5, 7 Blair Street, EdinburghGrade B
133 m31, 33 Waverley Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
133 m2-8 Advocate's Close, 357 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
136 m1 And 3 Niddry Street, EdinburghGrade B
138 m7 Old Fishmarket Close, 190 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
141 mSt Giles Cathedral, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
141 m4, 5, 6 South Bridge, EdinburghGrade C
142 mOld St Paul's Episcopal Church, Jeffrey Street, EdinburghGrade B
142 m135 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
143 m9-10 Hunter Square, EdinburghGrade B
145 m18, 19, 20, 21 Market Street, EdinburghGrade B
148 m9, 11, 13, 15 Blair Street, EdinburghGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

World heritage site: Edinburgh World Heritage Site Boundary

Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Old Town conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; SSSI 355 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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 STL
Postcode: EH1 1PB
Received: 25 Sept 2025
Validated: 25 Sept 2025
Ward: City Centre
Parish: Old Town
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 24 Nov 2025
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 26 Jan 2026
Decision level: Local Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Format Design.

How this decision compares

Decided in 123 days from validation, 63 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.

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