207 Portobello High Street Edinburgh EH15 1EU Data via plota.co.uk

26/03464/FUL - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

New dormer and stair, minor downtakings and new SVP to rear of property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Validated
10 Sept 2026
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Approved
28 Oct 2026

Approved on 28 Oct 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade B listed: Royal Bank Of Scotland, 203-205 Portobello High Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB27424 · 15 m away · 42 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade A, 16 Grade B, 25 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.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Portobello conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
Special protection area 379 m away: Firth of Forth; SSSI 379 m away: Firth of Forth; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
Postcode
EH15 1EU
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Portobello/Craigmillar
Parish
Portobello (Inactive)
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
28 Oct 2026
Decision level
Local Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Studio IMA Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, about the council's usual 50 days. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,639decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
1 objecting2 supporting

67% support · above the UK average of 16%

37 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
9 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No