12 Hillside Crescent Edinburgh EH7 5EA Data via plota.co.uk

25/06069/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Approved

Proposal

Change of use from Class 4 (office) to serviced accommodation (sui generis), and external changes and erection of plant equipment (as amended). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Nov 2025
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Validated
8 Dec 2025
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Approved
1 Apr 2026

Approved on 1 Apr 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 66

Consultation & comments 56

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All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade A listed: 11 Hillside Crescent, Edinburgh
List entry LB29085 · 15 m away · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade A, 2 Grade B, 2 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.
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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
SSSI 265 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.
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 5EA
Received
18 Nov 2025
Validated
8 Dec 2025
Ward
Leith Walk
Parish
Leith Central
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Feb 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
1 Apr 2026
Decision level
Local Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Scott Hobbs Planning Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 114 days from validation, 54 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Approved, as 79% 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

28comments received
4 objecting2 neutral22 supporting

79% support · above the UK average of 16%

235 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No