Flat 2 1 Allanfield Hillside Edinburgh EH7 5YG Data via plota.co.uk

25/04872/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Refused

Proposal

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

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Application progress

✓

Received

15 Sept 2025

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Refused

1 Jun 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 1 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 27 May 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

Officers advised refusal because the use would harm neighbouring amenity and the loss of housing was not justified.
Twenty-four representations supported the proposal and two objected, including concerns about amenity, housing and economic benefits.
The committee refused planning permission for the reasons set out in the officer report.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public comments and the committee’s decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 27 May 2026.

Documents 56

Site constraints 1

Also on the record

Registered park or garden 238 m away: The New Town Gardens.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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.

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Important details

Council: Edinburgh
Application type: Planning Permission STL
Postcode: EH7 5YG
Received: 15 Sept 2025
Validated: 15 Sept 2025
Ward: Leith Walk
Parish: Leith Central
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 14 Nov 2025
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 1 Jun 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 259 days from validation, 199 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.

This one259d

Council60d

UK57d

41%decided within 8 weeks

79%approved

8%go to committee

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