Flat 1 19 Palmerston Place Edinburgh EH12 5AF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from flatted dwelling to short term let accommodation (sui generis). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 15 May 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 13 May 2026.
Refused
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised refusal because the use would harm neighbouring amenity and the loss of housing was not justified.
- Objections raised noise and disturbance, while supporters cited compatibility, amenity and economic benefits.
- The committee decided to refuse planning permission for the stated reasons.
Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 13 May 2026.
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 6
Other documents 1
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 4
Show the other 26 with distances
- 41 m20 Palmerston Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 51 m12 Palmerston Place Church, EdinburghGrade B
- 62 m1 Lansdowne Crescent, EdinburghGrade B
- 63 mSt Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Palmerston Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 63 m24 Manor Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 67 m10 Palmerston Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 84 mBank, 1 Palmerston Place, EdinburghGrade C
- 93 m2 Palmerston Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 99 m28, 29, 30 West Maitland Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 104 m23 Manor Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 106 m1 Grosvenor Crescent, EdinburghGrade B
- 108 m15-17 Manor Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 113 m60 Melville Street and 31 Manor Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 114 mEaster Coates House, 32 Palmerston Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 117 m19, 21 Grosvenor Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 131 m1, 2 West Maitland Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 134 m2 Torphichen Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 134 m10, 11, 12 And 13 Atholl Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 135 m51 William Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 136 m22 Coates Crescent and 1 Manor Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 137 m61 Melville Street and 33 Manor Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 137 m32, 34 Palmerston Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 140 m38 William Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 143 mSong School, St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Palmerston Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 147 m35 Manor Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 148 m36 Palmerston Place, EdinburghGrade B
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How this decision compares
Decided in 163 days from validation, 103 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
67% object · below the UK average of 74%
34 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 12 Jan 2026
- Committee
- 13 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 2 Feb 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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