Unit 5 Bankhead Steading 1B Bankhead Road South Queensferry EH30 9TF Data via plota.co.uk

26/02005/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) Approved

Proposal

Use of the premises as an office with occasional pre-booked paid whisky tastings within a range of 1 or 2 per week. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2026
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Validated
19 May 2026
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Approved
25 Jun 2026

Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade C listed: Bankhead Farmhouse
List entry LB5551 · 28 m away
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.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Special protection area 309 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.
Registered park or garden 97 m away: Dalmeny
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
SSSI 309 m away: Firth of Forth; Conservation area 100 m away: Queensferry.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
Postcode
EH30 9TF
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Almond
Parish
Queensferry + District
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
25 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 40 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 77 for changes of use. Approved, as 50% of changes of use here are.

29%decided within 8 weeks
50%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 →

Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No