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25/04488/FUL - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing building and erection of purpose-built student accommodation with landscaping, infrastructure, access, and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 18 Oct 2026, 22:17

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Application progress

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Received

1 Sept 2025

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Approved

23 Mar 2026

Approved on 23 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 21 Jan 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised granting permission because the proposal was acceptable in its location, design, heritage effects, amenity and sustainability.
People raised concerns about student housing, design, heritage, amenity, transport and drainage, while others supported the location and design.
The committee granted permission subject to conditions, informatives, a legal agreement and an additional cycle-storage condition.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, objections, conditions and final decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 21 Jan 2026.

Documents 104

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 19

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 6 Oct 2025 View ↗

Site constraints 2

Grade C listed: 136-138 Causewayside, Edinburgh

List entry LB30387 · 30 m away · 14 more listed buildings within 150 m (12 Grade B, 2 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 14 with distances

44 m8 Grange Road, EdinburghGrade B
66 mSalisbury Church, Grange Road, EdinburghGrade B
79 m169, 171 Causewayside, EdinburghGrade B
103 m11A And 11B Grange Road, EdinburghGrade C
105 mMortuary And Chapel, Longmore House, Salisbury Place, EdinburghGrade B
116 m22 Upper Gray Street, EdinburghGrade B
120 m3 Upper Gray Street, EdinburghGrade C
121 m1 Upper Gray Street, EdinburghGrade B
132 m15, 15A Grange Road, EdinburghGrade B
139 mJewish Burial Ground, Sciennes House Place, EdinburghGrade B
139 m213 Causewayside, EdinburghGrade B
140 mSt Columba's Roman Catholic Church, 7 Upper Gray Street, EdinburghGrade B
140 m11 Upper Gray Street, EdinburghGrade B
146 m10 Sciennes House Place, EdinburghGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Conservation area 20 m away: Grange

The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.

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.

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: Planning Permission
Postcode: EH9 1PR
Received: 1 Sept 2025
Validated: 1 Sept 2025
Ward: Southside/Newington
Parish: Grange + Prestonfield
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 31 Dec 2025
Decision: Granted
Decision date: 23 Mar 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Scott Hobbs Planning Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 203 days from validation, 143 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Approved, as 79% of full applications here are.

This one203d

Council60d

UK57d

41%decided within 8 weeks

79%approved

8%go to committee

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