5A Walker Street Edinburgh EH3 7JY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from and alterations to existing premises to create a serviced apartment. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 17 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 17 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 neighbouring amenity and the loss of housing was not justified.
- Thirty representations were received, including 26 supporting and four opposing the proposal.
Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes, Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee minutes, 16 September 2026 .
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 9
Site constraints 4
Show the other 31 with distances
- 21 m11 Coates Crescent, EdinburghGrade A
- 34 m26 William Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 41 m11 Walker Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 41 m6 Walker Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 46 m12 Coates Crescent and 2 Walker Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 53 m25, 27, 29, 31 William Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 57 m12 Walker Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 57 mGladstone Memorial, Coates Crescent, EdinburghGrade A
- 61 m17 Walker Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 68 mMews Buildings, William Street North East Lane, EdinburghGrade C
- 76 m18 Walker Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 78 m30 William Street, 28, EdinburghGrade B
- 84 m33 William Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 87 m2, 4 William Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 92 m40 Melville Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 93 m3, 5 William Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 112 m2Nd Viscount Robert Melville Statue, Melville Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 114 m46 Melville Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 120 m1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Atholl Crescent, EdinburghGrade A
- 121 m15 Stafford Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 124 m17, 19, 21 Stafford Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 134 mSt George's West Church, 58 Shandwick Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 134 m101 Shandwick Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 137 m41 Melville Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 137 m11 Manor Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 138 m27, 29, 31 Alva Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 139 m4, 5 and 6 Melville Crescent, 43 Melville Street and 19 Walker StreetGrade A
- 142 m19 and 21 Manor Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 143 m89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99 Shandwick Place, EdinburghGrade C
- 146 m31 Stafford Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 149 m45 Melville Street, EdinburghGrade A
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 91 days from validation, 14 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 77 for changes of use. Refused, as 49% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →
Public comments
87% support · above the UK average of 16%
75 neighbours consulted · Last counted 17 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 24 Jul 2026
- Committee
- 16 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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