20 Haymarket Yards Edinburgh EH12 5WU Data via plota.co.uk

22/04595/VARY - Variation of Consent Approved

Proposal

Non Material Variation to planning permission - Reduction in total number of bedrooms from 200 to 180, First floor layout revised to incorporate new meeting rooms, gym, WC, Laundry and spiral staircase, Ground floor general arrangements modified, impacting both front and back of house areas, Roof terrace with perimeter planting added at roof level, Roof plant reconfigured to suit new systems and MEP requirements, Position of whole building moved further south approx. 300mm Width of both wings increased by approx. 1.1m into to the courtyard, Ground Floor Precast on the facade changed to white brick, Maintenance Terrace amended to be a Green Roof. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Oct 2025
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Validated
23 Oct 2025
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Approved
9 Dec 2025

Approved on 9 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 3

Registered park or garden 74 m away: The New Town Gardens
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Conservation area 80 m away: New Town.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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
Variation of Consent
Postcode
EH12 5WU
Received
22 Oct 2025
Validated
23 Oct 2025
Parish
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Dec 2025
Decision
VARIED
Decision date
9 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Iceni Projects.

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 9 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 38 for amendments. Approved, as 92% of amendments here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
188decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
23 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No