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26/00825/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Refused

Proposal

Change of use from a flat (sui generis) to a short term let (sui generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

2 Mar 2026

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Validated

26 Mar 2026

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Committee

5 Aug 2026

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Refused

11 Aug 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 11 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 11 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 5 Aug 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

Officers advised refusal because the use would harm neighbouring amenity and the loss of housing was not justified.
Twenty people supported the proposal and seven objected, raising economic, housing, amenity and community concerns.
The committee refused planning permission for the reasons set out in the report.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public views and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 5 Aug 2026.

Documents 61

Consultation & comments 57

Site constraints 5

Grade A listed: 3-10 Ramsay Garden, Edinburgh

List entry LB29593 · 11 m away · 29 more listed buildings within 150 m (13 Grade A, 12 Grade B, 4 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.

Show the other 29 with distances

11 m3-10 Ramsay Garden, EdinburghGrade A
26 m11 and 12 Ramsay Garden, EdinburghGrade A
40 m13, 14, 15 And 16 Ramsay Garden, EdinburghGrade A
47 mReservoir, 555 Castlehill, EdinburghGrade B
51 m1 Mound Place, EdinburghGrade A
56 m78TH Highlanders Memorial, Edinburgh Castle EsplanadeGrade B
56 m3 Ramsay Lane, EdinburghGrade C
61 mLister House, Mound Place, EdinburghGrade A
68 m1 Ramsay Lane, EdinburghGrade B
76 mMonument To Colonel Mackenzie, Edinburgh Castle EsplanadeGrade B
80 mCannonball House, 356 Castlehill, EdinburghGrade A
81 mRear Block To N, 537-539 Castlehill, EdinburghGrade B
84 mOutlook Tower, 549 Castlehill, EdinburghGrade A
86 mScottish Horse Memorial, Edinburgh Castle EsplanadeGrade C
87 mCastlehill School, 354 Castlehill, EdinburghGrade B
89 mNew College And Assembly Hall, Mound Place, EdinburghGrade A
95 mBoswell's Court, 352 Castlehill, EdinburghGrade A
97 mStatue Of John Knox, New College Quadrangle, Mound Place, EdinburghGrade C
99 mDuke Of York Statue, Edinburgh Castle EsplanadeGrade B
103 m16 Johnston Terrace, EdinburghGrade B
112 mThe Hub Festival Centre, 348-350 Castlehill, EdinburghGrade A
116 m72nd Highlanders Memorial, Edinburgh Castle EsplanadeGrade C
126 m3, 5, 7 And 10 Milne's Court, 517 Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade A
138 mFree Church Of Scotland College And Offices, 16 North Bank Street, EdinburghGrade A
141 mBalustraded Terrace, North Bank Street, EdinburghGrade B
146 m17 James' Court, 507 Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade B
146 m17 James' Court, 507 Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade B
149 mFree Church Of Scotland College And Offices, 15 North Bank Street, EdinburghGrade A
149 mSt Columba's By The Castle Episcopal Church, 14 Johnston Terrace, EdinburghGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Registered park or garden: The New Town Gardens

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.

Scheduled monument 40 m away: Edinburgh Castle/Caisteal Dhùn Èideann

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

SSSI 25 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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 STL
Postcode: EH1 2NA
Received: 2 Mar 2026
Validated: 26 Mar 2026
Ward: City Centre
Parish: Old Town
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 25 May 2026
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 11 Aug 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Brodies LLP.

How this decision compares

Decided in 138 days from validation, 61 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 77 for changes of use. Refused, as 50% of changes of use here are.

This one138d

Council77d

UK56d

29%decided within 8 weeks

50%approved

13%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →