3F2 48 St Mary's Street Edinburgh EH1 1SX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 29 Jan 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 6
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- 32 m11 Holyrood Road, EdinburghGrade C
- 48 mSt Mary's Hall, 16-28 St Mary's Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 59 m2 Chessel's Court, 240 Canongate, EdinburghGrade A
- 62 mFormer Gateway To Tweeddale House Stables, Cowgate, EdinburghGrade C
- 79 mTweeddale House, 5-11 Tweeddale Court, 14 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 82 m16 Holyrood RoadGrade C
- 82 mPolice Call Box, Cowgate, EdinburghGrade B
- 88 mSt Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Cowgate, EdinburghGrade B
- 89 mSalvation Army Hostel, 323 Cowgate, EdinburghGrade B
- 96 mBritish Linen Bank, 250-254 Canongate, EdinburghGrade B
- 98 m246, 248 Canongate, EdinburghGrade B
- 98 mChisholm House, 1 High School Yards, EdinburghGrade B
- 99 m7, 9, 11 St Mary's Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 102 m2 St Mary's Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 102 m(Chessel's Court N Block), 242-244 (Even Nos) CanongateGrade B
- 102 m301-319 (Odd Nos) Cowgate And 1 And 2 High School YardsGrade B
- 104 mWall, Tweeddale Court, High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 109 mSedan Chair House, Tweeddale Court, 14 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 110 m10-12 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 113 m2-8 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 121 mPolice Box, Canongate, EdinburghGrade B
- 121 m1-4 Coinyie House Close, EdinburghGrade A
- 122 m16 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 125 m1 And 2 Chessel's Court (W Block), CanongateGrade A
- 128 m263-265 Canongate, EdinburghGrade B
- 129 mEdinburgh School Of English, 271 Canongate, EdinburghGrade C
- 129 mMorocco Land, 265-267 Canongate, EdinburghGrade B
- 131 m2 Jeffrey Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 136 mArchaeology And Geography Department, University Of Edinburgh, 12 Infirmary Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 136 mOld Surgeon's Hall, Surgeon's Square, Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 139 mPanmure St Anne's (Former St Anne's School), 6 South Gray's CloseGrade C
- 141 m1-5 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 141 m198 Canongate, EdinburghGrade B
- 142 mSt John's Priory, 21 St John Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 144 m2 Cranston Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 148 m4, 6, 8 And 10 Jeffrey Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 149 mCanongate Kilwinning Lodge, Canongate, EdinburghGrade B
Checked on 4 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 182 days from validation, 122 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
61 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 29 Aug 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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