PF3 5 Mcneill Street Viewforth Edinburgh EH11 1JN Data via plota.co.uk

26/04315/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Awaiting Assessment
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 3 Jan 2027 and 29 Jan 2027, from Edinburgh's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 23 Nov 2026

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Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF SUPPORTING STATEMENT BackGround Papers · 30 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION PDF Application Form · 30 Oct 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF NEIGHLIST09 - NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LIST Neighbour Notification List · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Scheduled monument 64 m away: Union Canal, Fountainbridge to River Almond
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 ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Viewforth Church, Gilmore Place, Edinburgh, Grade B, 58 m away · 2 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.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Conservation area 53 m away: Marchmont, Meadows & Bruntsfield.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 3 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
EH11 1JN
Received
30 Oct 2026
Validated
30 Oct 2026
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Merchiston
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Dec 2026
Decision level
Local Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
STL Solutions. (Stack Office - West Regent St).

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Edinburgh usually decides changes of use by day 77.

Day 1265 days to the predicted decision (day 77)
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

86 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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