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26/00626/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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Received

18 Feb 2026

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Committee

10 Jun 2026

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Refused

16 Jun 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 16 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 30 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 10 Jun 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

Officers advised refusal because the use would harm neighbouring amenity and the loss of housing was not justified.
Twenty-one representations supported the application and two objected, raising economic, amenity and housing concerns.
The committee refused planning permission for the reasons set out in the report.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officers’ assessment, representations and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 10 Jun 2026.

Documents 52

Consultation & comments 47

Site constraints 4

Grade B listed: 1, 2, 3, Greyfriars Place, Edinburgh

List entry LB18972 · 1 m away · 53 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade A, 30 Grade B, 18 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.

Show the other 53 with distances

10 m4, 5, 6 Greyfriars Place, EdinburghGrade B
17 mLodge And Gate Piers, Churchyard, Greyfriars Church, Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade A
20 m1, 3, 5 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade B
21 mPublic House, 30, 32, 34 Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade B
31 mGreyfriars Bobby Fountain, George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade A
34 mCandlemakers' Hall, 36, 38, 40 Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade A
35 m7-9 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
51 m44 Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade C
52 mGreyfriars Church, Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade A
58 m32 And 34 George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
58 mCharity Workhouse, 1, 2, 3, 4 Forrest Hill, EdinburghGrade B
61 m46, 48 Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade B
62 mNew North Free Church, Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade B
66 m29 And 30 George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
71 m50, 52, 54 Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade B
74 m7 Bristo Place, EdinburghGrade C
76 m8, 9, 10 Bristo Place, EdinburghGrade B
78 mFrankenstein Pub, 26 George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
78 mBank Of Scotland, 32-32A Chambers Street, EdinburghGrade B
78 m4 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
80 m56, 56A Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade C
82 mPost Office, 27-33 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
84 m31, 33 George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade C
85 mEdinburgh Dental Hospital And School, 30-31 Chambers Street, EdinburghGrade B
86 m58 Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade C
90 mOddfellows Hall, 10 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade B
93 m5 Forrest Hill Road and 41 Forrest Road (Former Territorial Army Centre and University of Edinburgh, School of Artificial Intelligence), EdinburghGrade B
95 mSeventh Day Adventist Church, Bristo Place, EdinburghGrade B
101 m20 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
104 m21, 22, 23, 24, 25 George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
110 m43 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
112 m9 Brighton Street, EdinburghGrade B
115 m26 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
116 mAugustine Bristo Congregational Church, 41-43 George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
123 mJericho House, 55-55A Lothian Street, EdinburghGrade B
124 m17-18 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
126 m11, 12, 13, 14 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
128 m35-37 Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade B
128 m35-37 Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade B
128 m15-19 Bristo Place, EdinburghGrade C
130 mRoyal Museum Of Scotland, 44 Chambers Street, EdinburghGrade A
130 m8-10 Brighton Street, EdinburghGrade B
131 mThe Protestant Institute Of Scotland, 17, 18, 19 George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
131 m44, 45, 46, 47 George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade C
132 m7, 8, 9, 10 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
133 mCrown Office, 23-25 Chambers Street, EdinburghGrade B
134 m4, 5, 6 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
135 mWar Memorial, George Heriot's School, Lauriston Place, EdinburghGrade B
136 m3 Merchant Street, EdinburghGrade B
136 m51-61 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
138 m16 George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
140 m41-47 Lothian Street, EdinburghGrade B
141 m49, 51, 53 Lothian Street, EdinburghGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

World heritage site: Edinburgh World Heritage Site Boundary

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 ↗

Old 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

SSSI 362 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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: Planning Permission STL
Postcode: EH1 2QQ
Received: 18 Feb 2026
Validated: 18 Feb 2026
Ward: City Centre
Parish: Old Town
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 17 Apr 2026
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 16 Jun 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: STL Solutions.

How this decision compares

Decided in 118 days from validation, 41 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 77 for changes of use. Refused, as 50% of changes of use here are.

This one118d

Council77d

UK56d

29%decided within 8 weeks

50%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 →