1F1 24 Duncan Street Edinburgh EH9 1SR Data via plota.co.uk

26/02759/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Refused

Proposal

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

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
30 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
17 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 17 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 16 Sept 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised refusal because the use would harm neighbours’ amenity and had not justified losing a home.
  • Twenty-three people supported the application and one objected, citing amenity, licensing and economic benefits.
  • The committee refused permission; Councillor Cowdy asked for his dissent to be recorded.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, representations and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 16 Sept 2026.

Documents 55

Consultation & comments 49

PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 18 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 18 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF NEIGHLIST09 - NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LIST Neighbour Notification List · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Grade B listed: 22 Duncan Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB44213 · 9 m away · 25 more listed buildings within 150 m (19 Grade B, 6 Grade C)
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 the other 25 with distances
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 30 m away: Blacket.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Edinburgh - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Edinburgh
Application type
Planning Permission STL
Postcode
EH9 1SR
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Grange + Prestonfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
STL Solutions.

How this decision compares

Decided in 79 days from validation, about the council's usual 77 days. Refused, as 49% of changes of use here are.

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

24comments received
1 objecting23 supporting

96% support · above the UK average of 16%

111 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Jul 2026
Committee
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No