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26/01896/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Refused

Proposal

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

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:57

Application progress

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Received

1 May 2026

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Validated

7 May 2026

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Refused

23 Jun 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 23 Jun 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 29

Consultation & comments 23

Site constraints 6

23 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: 9 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, Grade B, about 11 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade A, 13 Grade B, 9 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 23 with distances

11 m9 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
14 m3-7 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
19 mPolice Call Box, West Port, EdinburghGrade B
28 m1-6 Portsburgh Square, West Port, EdinburghGrade C
31 mSalvation Army Women's Hostel, Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade C
34 m1 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade C
50 mEdinburgh Art College Annexe, The Vennel, Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
56 m21, 23, 25 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade C
65 m6 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
67 m1-3 Brown's Place, The Vennel, EdinburghGrade B
80 m2-4 Brown's Place, The Vennel, EdinburghGrade B
95 m50 West Port, EdinburghGrade C
98 mThe Beehive Inn, 18, 20, 22, 24 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
102 mThe Clydesdale Inn, 26-28 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
105 m54, 56, 58 West Port, EdinburghGrade C
111 m30 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
113 mEdinburgh College Of Art, Lauriston Place, EdinburghGrade A
117 m62, 64, 66, 68 West Port, EdinburghGrade C
139 m14-20 Keir Street, EdinburghGrade B
140 mHeriot Bakery, 41 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
143 mChemistry Block, George Heriot's School, Lauriston Place, EdinburghGrade B
144 mPreparatory Department, George Heriot's School, Lauriston Place, EdinburghGrade C
148 m25 Johnston Terrace, EdinburghGrade C

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.

Scheduled monument about 58 m away: Edinburgh Town Wall, Flodden Wall, Johnston Terrace to Grassmarket

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 about 119 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.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 2JA
Received: 1 May 2026
Validated: 7 May 2026
Ward: City Centre
Parish: Old Town
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 6 Jul 2026
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 23 Jun 2026
Decision level: Local Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Ferguson Planning.

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 30 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 77 for changes of use. Refused, as 50% of changes of use here are.

This one47d

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 →