Flat 4 9 Heriothill Terrace Broughton Edinburgh EH7 4DZ Data via plota.co.uk

25/05197/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Refused

Proposal

Retrospective change of use from residential flat (Sui Generis) to short term let holiday accommodation (Sui Generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Sept 2025
✗
Refused
11 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 11 Aug 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 5 Aug 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised refusal because the let would harm neighbours’ amenity and the loss of a home was not justified.
  • 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 views and the committee’s refusal. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 5 Aug 2026.

Documents 50

Consultation & comments 45

PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 18 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 18 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHLIST09 - NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LIST Neighbour Notification List · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Registered park or garden 96 m away: The New Town Gardens
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Conservation area 73 m away: Inverleith.
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 STL
Postcode
EH7 4DZ
Received
30 Sept 2025
Validated
30 Sept 2025
Ward
Leith Walk
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Nov 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
McFadzean Studio.

How this decision compares

Decided in 315 days from validation, 255 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Public comments

22comments received
22 supporting

100% support · above the UK average of 16%

116 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Oct 2025
Committee
5 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No