14 Queensferry Street Edinburgh EH2 4PG Data via plota.co.uk

26/03823/FUL - Planning Permission Awaiting Assessment

Proposal

Change of use from Class 2 cafe to Class 3. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
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Validated
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Dec 2026 and 2 Jan 2027, from Edinburgh's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade A listed: 1-3 Alva Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB28235 · 5 m away · 42 more listed buildings within 150 m (17 Grade A, 19 Grade B, 6 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 42 with distances
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; SSSI 449 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 October 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
Postcode
EH2 4PG
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Oct 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kenneth Reid Architects.

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Edinburgh usually decides changes of use by day 77.

Day 1166 days to the predicted decision (day 77)
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

49 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No