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25/05807/FUL - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use from HMO (sui generis) to residential house (class 9). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Nov 2025
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Approved
11 Dec 2025

Approved on 11 Dec 2025 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF DPEA APPEAL DECISION LETTER PPA-230-2579 Decision Notice · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 17 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHLIST09 - NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LIST Neighbour Notification List · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF REPORT OF HANDLING Report of Handling · 11 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Correspondence · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Grade C listed: 41 Portobello Street, Leith, Edinburgh
List entry LB27354 · 4 m away · 14 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade A, 6 Grade B, 7 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 ↗
Leith 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
Planning Permission
Postcode
EH6 4BB
Received
4 Nov 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Ward
Leith
Parish
Leith Harbour + Newhaven
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Dec 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
11 Dec 2025
Decision level
Local Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Contour Town Planning.

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 23 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Approved, as 79% of full applications here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
8%go to committee

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Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

63 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
31 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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Nearby activity

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Internal alterations and installation of new roof light.
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Internal alterations to basement flat.
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