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26/02578/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Refused

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received

17 Jun 2026

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Refused

17 Sept 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 17 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 16 Sept 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

Officers advised refusal because the use would harm neighbouring amenity and the loss of housing was not justified.
Twenty-one comments supported the proposal and five objected, raising economic benefits, amenity, noise and housing concerns.
The committee refused planning permission for the stated reasons, with Councillor Cowdy recording dissent.

Read how the committee decided The proposed use, site history, officers’ assessment, public representations and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 16 Sept 2026.

Documents 53

Consultation & comments 48

Site constraints 6

World heritage site: Edinburgh World Heritage Site Boundary

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 ↗

West End 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.

20 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Main Point, 2-4 High Riggs, Edinburgh, Grade B, 31 m away · 9 Grade A, 4 Grade B, 7 Grade C

The site itself is not listed. 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 all 20 with distances

31 mMain Point, 2-4 High Riggs, EdinburghGrade B
56 mThe Blue Blazer, 2-10 Spittal Street, EdinburghGrade C
83 m2, 4, 6 Grindlay Street, EdinburghGrade C
84 m1, 3, 5, Grindlay Street, EdinburghGrade C
87 m15 Spittal Street, 13A, EdinburghGrade C
91 m23 Spittal Street, EdinburghGrade C
95 m36 Castle Terrace, EdinburghGrade A
95 m36 Castle Terrace, EdinburghGrade A
101 m22-34 Bread Street, EdinburghGrade A
105 m1, 3, 5, 7 Spittal Street, EdinburghGrade B
105 mChurch Of The Sacred Heart, 26 Lauriston Street, EdinburghGrade A
109 m33, 34, 35 Castle Terrace, EdinburghGrade A
119 m29, 31, 33 Bread Street, EdinburghGrade C
120 mLauriston Hall, 28-32 Lauriston Street, EdinburghGrade B
122 m30, 31, 32 Castle Terrace, EdinburghGrade A
125 m29 Castle Terrace, EdinburghGrade A
139 m26, 27, 28 Castle Terrace, EdinburghGrade A
140 m72, 74, 76 West Port, EdinburghGrade C
140 m40 Lauriston Street, EdinburghGrade B
147 m11, 13, 15 Cornwall Street, EdinburghGrade A

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

SSSI 173 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; Scheduled monument 197 m away: Edinburgh Castle/Caisteal Dhùn Èideann.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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 9AH
Received: 17 Jun 2026
Validated: 17 Jun 2026
Ward: City Centre
Parish: Tollcross
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 14 Aug 2026
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 17 Sept 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: STL Solutions.

How this decision compares

Decided in 92 days from validation, 15 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 77 for changes of use. Refused, as 49% of changes of use here are.

This one92d

Council77d

UK56d

27%decided within 8 weeks

51%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 →