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26/00752/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Refused

Proposal

Resubmission of application for change of use of former shop from residential to STL, (in retrospect). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

26 Feb 2026

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Validated

11 Mar 2026

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Refused

1 Jun 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 1 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 30 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 27 May 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

Officers advised refusal because the short-term let would harm neighbouring amenity and unjustifiably remove residential accommodation.
Twenty-two people supported the proposal, while one objected and one made a neutral comment.
The committee refused planning permission for the reasons set out in the officer report.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public representations and committee decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 27 May 2026.

Documents 57

Site constraints 3

Grade B listed: 17 And 19 Montpelier, Edinburgh

List entry LB27246 · 6 m away · 11 more listed buildings within 150 m (8 Grade B, 3 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 11 with distances

18 m20 Bruntsfield Avenue, EdinburghGrade C
23 m15 MontpelierGrade C
43 mJanitor's House, Bruntsfield Primary School, Montpelier, EdinburghGrade B
97 mSt Oswald's Church And Church Halls, Montpelier Park, EdinburghGrade B
104 m166, 168, 170, 172, 174 Bruntsfield Place, EdinburghGrade B
106 m176, 178, 180, 182, 184 Bruntsfield Place, EdinburghGrade C
125 m198, 200, 202, 204, 206 Bruntsfield Place, EdinburghGrade B
141 mPost Office, 1, 3, 5 Merchiston Place, EdinburghGrade B
141 m2 Bruntsfield Gardens, EdinburghGrade B
142 m1 Bruntsfield Gardens, EdinburghGrade B
148 mBoroughmuir High School, 26 Viewforth, EdinburghGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Marchmont, Meadows & Bruntsfield 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 2 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: EH10 4EW
Received: 26 Feb 2026
Validated: 11 Mar 2026
Ward: Morningside
Parish: Merchiston
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 8 May 2026
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 1 Jun 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Contour Town Planning.

How this decision compares

Decided in 82 days from validation, 5 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 77 for changes of use. Refused, as 49% of changes of use here are.

This one82d

Council77d

UK56d

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 →