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26/01640/FUL - Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Change of Use from Class 4 office to residential apartments with roof extension including replacement of mansard roof and new top floor to accommodate new apartments all with ancillary uses and works, facade refurbishment, new windows, landscape works and creation of south facing balconies at ground floor level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

17 Apr 2026

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Refused

21 Aug 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 21 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 19 Aug 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

Officers advised refusal because the rooftop extension would harm listed-building settings and the conservation area, without outweighing benefits.
Objections raised heritage, design, amenity, parking and sustainability concerns, while supporters cited housing and sustainable reuse.
The committee refused planning permission on a division for the reasons set out in the officer report.

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

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 19 Aug 2026.

Documents 109

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF REFUSED DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF DM SUB 19.8.26 Committee Report · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 11

Plans & drawings 2

PDF LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE PLAN BackGround Papers · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN CHECKLIST BackGround Papers · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 78

Site constraints 3

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 ↗

New 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.

6 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: 28 Henderson Row, Edinburgh, Grade B, 36 m away · 5 Grade B, 1 Grade C

The site itself is not listed. 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 all 6 with distances

36 m28 Henderson Row, EdinburghGrade B
54 m32-34 Henderson Row, EdinburghGrade B
82 mEast Lodge, Edinburgh Academy, 48 Henderson Row, EdinburghGrade B
90 m1-2 Airlie Place, Brandon Street, EdinburghGrade C
122 mOffices Of R. And R. Clark's Printworks, Dundas House, 20 Brandon Street, EdinburghGrade B
122 m1 Brandon Street, EdinburghGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Not affected

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

Checked on 3 November 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: EH3 5DL
Received: 17 Apr 2026
Validated: 17 Apr 2026
Ward: Inverleith
Parish: New Town + Broughton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 16 Jun 2026
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 21 Aug 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Pritchett Planning Consultancy.

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 49% of changes of use here are.

This one126d

Council77d

UK56d

27%decided within 8 weeks

51%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 →