12 - 18 Lower Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Use of student accommodation as short term holiday accommodation from 1 May to 31 August annually. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Jan 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 21 Jan 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the seasonal use would not materially harm residents’ living conditions or the area’s character.
- Six representations objected over amenity, management, overlooking, parking and community cohesion; two supported the proposal.
Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 21 Jan 2026.
Documents 21
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 17
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
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
- EH3 9NY
- Received
- 8 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 24 Oct 2025
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- Tollcross
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Scott Hobbs Planning.
How this decision compares
Decided in 91 days from validation, 31 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Approved, as 79% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
75% object · above the UK average of 74%
66 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 28 Nov 2025
- Committee
- 21 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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