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25/04040/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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Application progress

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Received

5 Aug 2025

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Refused

16 Jun 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 16 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 10 Jun 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

Officers advised refusal because the short-term let would harm neighbouring amenity and unjustifiably remove residential accommodation.
Twenty-three comments supported the application and three objected, raising issues including amenity, safety, residential character and economic benefits.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public views and committee decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 10 Jun 2026.

Documents 57

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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 ↗

Old 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.

Scheduled monument 112 m away: Edinburgh Castle/Caisteal Dhùn Èideann

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

SSSI 111 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.

13 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: 60 West Port, Edinburgh, Grade C, 41 m away · 3 Grade A, 4 Grade B, 6 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 13 with distances

41 m60 West Port, EdinburghGrade C
42 m62, 64, 66, 68 West Port, EdinburghGrade C
55 m50 West Port, EdinburghGrade C
59 m7-8 Portsburgh Square, West Port, EdinburghGrade C
100 mEdinburgh College Of Art, Lauriston Place, EdinburghGrade A
106 m1 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade C
109 m3-7 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
111 mPolice Call Box, West Port, EdinburghGrade B
119 m9 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
135 mFire Brigade Station, Lauriston Place, EdinburghGrade A
137 mSalvation Army Women's Hostel, Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade C
140 mKing's Bridge, EdinburghGrade A
145 mEdinburgh Art College Annexe, The Vennel, Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3.

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: EH1 2RX
Received: 5 Aug 2025
Validated: 5 Aug 2025
Ward: City Centre
Parish: Tollcross
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 3 Oct 2025
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 16 Jun 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: STL Solutions.

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.

This one315d

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79%approved

8%go to committee

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