2 Donaldson Crescent Wester Coates Edinburgh EH12 5FB Data via plota.co.uk

25/03426/VARY - Variation of Consent Approved

Proposal

Non-Material Variation to Planning Consent 25/03426/FUL. Change the stone wall retaining the upper level to a corten wall. Same height and dimensions. Drawing : 04 Proposed New Garden Layout Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
10 Oct 2025
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Approved
13 Nov 2025

Approved on 13 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF VAVARZ - VARIATION DECISION LETTER Decision Notice · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF 2 DONALDSON CRESCENT Application Form · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF NOTICE OF COMPLETION Correspondence · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF NOTICE OF INITIATION Correspondence · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF REPORT OF HANDLING Report of Handling · 13 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 04A CORTEN ALL ALTERNATIVE ISOMETRIC Visualisations · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 3

Grade A listed: East Lodge, Donaldson's School For The Deaf, West Coates, Edinburgh
List entry LB27971 · 4 m away · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade B, 1 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 ↗
Coltbridge and Wester Coates 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.
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
Variation of Consent
Postcode
EH12 5FB
Received
10 Oct 2025
Validated
10 Oct 2025
Parish
West End
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Dec 2025
Decision
VARIED
Decision date
13 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Stephen Ogilvie Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 4 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 38 for amendments. Approved, as 92% of amendments here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
188decided in the last year

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Public comments

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Last counted 11 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
31 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
10 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Create a level upper area retained with a stone wall. Lay a new patio in sawn sandstone…
25/03427/LBC
2025
Build a low stone garden wall to retain an existing level area. Lay a new patio in the up…
25/03426/FUL
Within ~100m

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