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25/05686/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Refused

Proposal

Retrospective change of use from office (Class 4) to short term let accommodation (Sui Generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Received

27 Oct 2025

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Refused

27 Feb 2026

Appeal

Appeal or Review in Progress

Refused on 27 Feb 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 27 Oct 2026

Documents 7

Consultation & comments 2

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Site constraints 4

Grade B listed: 49-51 George Street, Edinburgh

List entry LB28838 · 10 m away · 97 more listed buildings within 150 m (26 Grade A, 59 Grade B, 12 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.

Show the other 97 with distances

19 m47 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
27 mBrown's Bookshop, 57-61 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
29 m45 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
38 m43 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
39 m54, 56, 58 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
41 m50, 52 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
41 m50, 52 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
46 m63 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
46 m40, 42, 44 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
46 m41 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
52 m60-64 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
54 m30-38 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade C
55 m65 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
56 mWarehouse And Garages, Thistle Street South West Lane, EdinburghGrade B
64 m49 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
64 m47 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
64 m56, 58 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
65 mYorkshire Insurance & Co, 67 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
65 m41, 43, 45 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
66 m51-55 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
66 m60, 60A George Street, EdinburghGrade B
67 m37, 35A George Street, EdinburghGrade B
67 m37, 35A George Street, EdinburghGrade C
67 m50, 52 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
68 m35, 37, 39 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
68 m26-28 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade C
69 m59-61 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
72 m33 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
73 m46, 46A George Street, EdinburghGrade B
74 m70-76 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
76 m63, 65, 67 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
76 m37-41 (odd numbers) Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
77 m40, 42 George Street, EdinburghGrade C
78 mHill Thomson And Co Ltd, 43, 45 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
78 m69 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
78 mBank Of Scotland, 62, 64, 66 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
82 m22, 24 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
84 mNapier House, 27 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade C
84 mAssembly Rooms, 54 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
85 m70 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade C
86 m33-35 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
91 m42 Rose Street North Lane, EdinburghGrade C
94 m38A George Street, 36-38, EdinburghGrade B
94 m34 Rose Street North Lane, EdinburghGrade C
95 m32 North West Thistle Street Lane, EdinburghGrade C
95 m25 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
97 m32 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
98 m38-4O North West Thistle Street Lane, EdinburghGrade C
99 m34 North West Thistle Street Lane, EdinburghGrade C
101 m51, 53, 55, 55A Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
102 mWilliam Pitt Statue, George Street, EdinburghGrade A
105 mHenderson, 92 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade B
107 m36 North West Thistle Street Lane, EdinburghGrade C
108 m55, 57 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
108 m52 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade B
111 m59, 61, 63 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
111 m49 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
112 m29 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
112 m27 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
113 m65, 67 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
113 mGeorge Iv Statue, George Street, EdinburghGrade A
114 m30 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade B
114 m27-31 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
115 m104-112 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade B
116 m36-38 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
117 m23, 24, 25 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
118 m32 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
118 m22 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
119 m57 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
120 m71, 73 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
121 m34 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
122 mVictoria Chambers, 40-42 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
123 m21 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
124 m72 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
125 mArmy Careers Information Office, 73 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade B
128 m35, 36, 37 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
128 m44, 46 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
128 m21, 23, 25 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
129 m48A Frederick Street, 48, EdinburghGrade B
129 mClydesdale Bank, 29-31 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
131 m18, 19, 20 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
131 mClydesdale Bank And North Of Scotland Bank, 71 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade A
131 mEdinburgh Savings Bank, 28-30 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade A
132 mHanover Buildings, 66-84 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
133 m114 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade B
135 m52 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
136 m63-65 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
139 m79 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade A
140 m27 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
142 m30-32 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
143 m91 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade B
143 mCommercial Union Insurance, 26 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
145 m100, 102, 104 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
146 m58 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
146 m1A Hill Street, EdinburghGrade B
146 m77 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
150 m17-19 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B

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 350 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: EH2 2HT
Received: 27 Oct 2025
Validated: 27 Oct 2025
Ward: City Centre
Parish: New Town + Broughton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 24 Dec 2025
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 27 Feb 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: KMC Planning.

How this decision compares

Decided in 123 days from validation, 63 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.

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