Flat 1 15 York Place Edinburgh EH1 3EB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from office (Class 4) to short term let accommodation (Sui Generis). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 23 Jan 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 21 Jan 2026.
Refused
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised refusal because the short-term let would harm neighbouring amenity and conflict with development plan policies.
- A petition supported the proposal, while two objections cited harm to residential amenity.
Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes, Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee minutes, 21 January 2026 .
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Site constraints 4
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Important details
- Council
- Edinburgh
- Application type
- Planning Permission STL
- Postcode
- EH1 3EB
- Received
- 27 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 27 Oct 2025
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- New Town + Broughton
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 24 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- KMC Planning.
How this decision compares
Decided in 88 days from validation, 28 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →
Public comments
67% object · below the UK average of 74%
40 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 28 Nov 2025
- Committee
- 21 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 24 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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