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25/04746/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Refused

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of a studio flat to short term let accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

10 Sept 2025

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Validated

17 Sept 2025

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Refused

1 Jun 2026

Appeal

Appeal or Review in Progress

Refused on 1 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 27 May 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

Officers advised refusal because the use would harm neighbouring amenity and the loss of housing was not justified.
Twenty-six representations supported the proposal, citing economic benefits, no amenity harm and no loss of housing.
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, supporting representations and committee decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 27 May 2026.

Documents 66

Consultation & comments 55

Site constraints 5

Grade C listed: 96, 98 Portobello High Street, Portobello, Edinburgh

List entry LB27452 · 21 m away · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade B, 3 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 7 with distances

36 m114-116 Portobello High Street, Portobello, EdinburghGrade C
42 mPolice Station, 118 Portobello High Street, Portobello, EdinburghGrade B
59 mShrub Mount, Portobello High Street, EdinburghGrade C
104 m62 Portobello High Street, Portobello, EdinburghGrade C
124 mTown Hall, 147 High Street, Portobello, EdinburghGrade B
132 m52, 54, 56, 58, 60 Portobello High Street, Portobello, EdinburghGrade B
141 m7 Rosefield Avenue, Portobello, 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 281 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 281 m away: Firth of Forth; Scheduled monument 233 m away: Portobello,Harbour Road,pottery kilns.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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: EH15 1HL
Received: 10 Sept 2025
Validated: 17 Sept 2025
Ward: Portobello/Craigmillar
Parish: Portobello (Inactive)
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 14 Nov 2025
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 1 Jun 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 257 days from validation, 197 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.

This one257d

Council60d

UK57d

41%decided within 8 weeks

79%approved

8%go to committee

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