PF2 21 Milton Street Abbeyhill Edinburgh EH8 8HA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from dwelling to short term let. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
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 representations supported the application, including comments about economic benefit.
- The committee refused planning permission for the reasons set out in section C.
Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 5 Aug 2026.
Documents 26
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 21
Site constraints 4
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
- EH8 8HA
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Craigentinny/Duddingston
- Parish
- Craigentinny + Meadowbank
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 11 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- QB Wood Architects.
How this decision compares
Decided in 126 days from validation, 49 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 77 for changes of use. Refused, as 50% 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
100% support · above the UK average of 16%
155 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
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26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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