PF1 3 Glen Street Edinburgh EH3 9JD Data via plota.co.uk

25/03680/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Refused

Proposal

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

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Jul 2025
✓
Validated
21 Jul 2025
✗
Refused
25 Mar 2026
Appeal
Lodged

Refused on 25 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 25 Mar 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised refusal because the use would harm neighbours’ amenity and the loss of housing was not justified.
  • Twenty-two comments supported the application and six objected, citing amenity, housing, noise and economic effects.
  • The committee refused planning permission for the reasons set out in section C.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, representations and committee decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 25 Mar 2026.

Site constraints 5

18 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 1-3 Lauriston Park, Edinburgh, Grade B, 43 m away · 2 Grade A, 9 Grade B, 7 Grade C
The site itself is not listed. 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 all 18 with distances
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Conservation area 22 m away: Marchmont, Meadows & Bruntsfield
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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
Radon affected area, class 3; World heritage site 171 m away: Edinburgh World Heritage Site Boundary; SSSI 372 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 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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Important details

Council
Edinburgh
Application type
Planning Permission STL
Postcode
EH3 9JD
Received
15 Jul 2025
Validated
21 Jul 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Tollcross (pre 28 March 2025)
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Sept 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
25 Mar 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
STL Solutions.

How this decision compares

Decided in 247 days from validation, 187 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
8%go to committee

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

Public comments

29comments received
6 objecting23 supporting

79% support · above the UK average of 16%

114 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 Aug 2025
Committee
25 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No