Police Scotland, Portobello Police Station 118 Portobello High Street Portobello West Edinburgh EH15 1AL Data via plota.co.uk

25/06203/FUL - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use from class 4 former Police station to (suis generis) community use. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received

26 Nov 2025

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Approved

20 Jan 2026

Approved on 20 Jan 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Site constraints 5

Grade B listed: Police Station, 118 Portobello High Street, Portobello, Edinburgh

List entry LB27463 · 1 m away · 17 more listed buildings within 150 m (7 Grade B, 10 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 17 with distances

13 m114-116 Portobello High Street, Portobello, EdinburghGrade C
62 m96, 98 Portobello High Street, Portobello, EdinburghGrade C
90 mTown Hall, 147 High Street, Portobello, EdinburghGrade B
102 mShrub Mount, Portobello High Street, EdinburghGrade C
108 mPublic Lavatories, Bath Street, Portobello, EdinburghGrade C
123 m6 Brighton Place, EdinburghGrade B
124 mThe County Cinema, 14 Bath Street, Portobello, EdinburghGrade C
129 m7 Rosefield Avenue, Portobello, EdinburghGrade B
139 mFlats 1- 4, 1 Bath Street and Flats 1- 3, 20 Bath Street Lane, EdinburghGrade C
140 m10 Brighton Place, EdinburghGrade B
141 m164-166 Portobello High Street, Portobello, EdinburghGrade C
142 m5 Mentone Avenue, EdinburghGrade C
145 m9 Rosefield Avenue, Portobello, EdinburghGrade B
146 m62 Portobello High Street, Portobello, EdinburghGrade C
146 m9 Bath Street, EdinburghGrade B
147 m5 Bath Street, Portobello, EdinburghGrade C
148 m11 Bath Street, EdinburghGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Portobello 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.

Special protection area 300 m away: Firth of Forth

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Also on the record

SSSI 300 m away: Firth of Forth; Coalfield, development low risk area.

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 Mining Remediation Authority 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: EH15 1AL
Received: 26 Nov 2025
Validated: 26 Nov 2025
Ward: Portobello/Craigmillar
Parish: Portobello (Inactive)
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 23 Jan 2026
Decision: Granted
Decision date: 20 Jan 2026
Decision level: Local Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Konishi Gaffney Architects.

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