1B William Street South East Lane New Town Edinburgh EH3 7NJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/04222/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Awaiting Assessment

Proposal

Retrospective change of use from residential flat to short term let (sui generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 26 Dec 2026 and 21 Jan 2027, from Edinburgh's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 27 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 4

Grade B listed: 22 William Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB29931 · 15 m away · 33 more listed buildings within 150 m (21 Grade A, 8 Grade B, 4 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 ↗
Registered park or garden: The New Town Gardens
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
New Town 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
Radon affected area, class 3.
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 7NJ
Received
22 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Dec 2026
Decision level
Local Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stephenson Halliday.

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Edinburgh usually decides changes of use by day 77.

Day 2057 days to the predicted decision (day 77)
27%decided within 8 weeks
51%approved
13%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

61 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No