Proposed Temporary Festival Venue 30 Metres East Of 60 Pleasance Edinburgh Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Temporary siting of performance venues, catering units, bars and other associated moveable structures for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, recurring on an annual basis for a minimum period of three years. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 27 May 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because cultural and economic benefits outweighed temporary heritage harm, with noise controls protecting neighbours.
- Residents and the community council raised concerns about noise, monitoring, residential amenity and the requested three-year permission.
- The committee granted permission subject to the report’s conditions, an accessible-toilet condition and an amended noise-assessment informative.
Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 27 May 2026.
Documents 24
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 6
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 7
Site constraints 5
Show all 12 with distances
- 19 mPollock Institute Of Physical Education Psychology, Pleasance, EdinburghGrade B
- 33 mSports Union, University Of Edinburgh, 48A Pleasance, EdinburghGrade C
- 38 m42-76 (Even Nos) Pleasance University Of Edinburgh Centre For Sport And Exercise (Former Brewery And Offices)Grade C
- 40 mQuaker Meeting Hall, Pleasance, EdinburghGrade B
- 41 mSports Union, University Of Edinburgh, 48 Pleasance, EdinburghGrade B
- 49 mQuaker Burial Ground, 42-76 (Even Nos) PleasanceGrade B
- 60 mSocieties Centre, University Of Edinburgh, 76, 78, 80 Pleasance, EdinburghGrade C
- 114 mIncluding Railings, 7 Roxburgh StreetGrade C
- 136 mOld Surgeon's Hall, Surgeon's Square, Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 137 mGates And Gate Piers, Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 139 m6, 8, 10 Roxburgh Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 149 m36 And 37 Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
- Postcode
- EH8 9TH
- Received
- 23 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 23 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Parish
- Southside
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 May 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Avison Young (UK) Limited. (Torphichen Street).
How this decision compares
Decided in 70 days from validation, 13 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 57 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 95% of commercial and major works here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
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