49 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HU Data via plota.co.uk

26/03718/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Awaiting Assessment
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation (retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
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Validated
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Nov 2026 and 10 Dec 2026, from Edinburgh's recent changes of use.

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF CASE LAW AND RELEVANT DECISIONS BackGround Papers · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF SUPPORTING STATEMENT BackGround Papers · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION PDF Application Form · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF NEIGHLIST09 - NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LIST Neighbour Notification List · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ECONOMIC REPORT OF PROPERTY BackGround Papers · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Grade A listed: 47, 49 East Claremont Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB28534 · 1 m away · 9 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 Grade A, 2 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 ↗
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 25 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
Planning Permission STL
Postcode
EH7 4HU
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Leith Walk
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Decision level
Local Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
STL Solutions.

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Edinburgh usually decides changes of use by day 77.

Day 1859 days to the predicted decision (day 77)
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 →

Public comments

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

25 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
13 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
11 East Claremont Street Broughton Edinburgh EH7 4HT
Replacement of rotten timber staircase with new metal staircase.
25/05059/LBC
2025
49 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HU
Internal alterations to relocate the kitchen to form an additional bedroom.
25/04076/LBC
2025 Refused
11A Melgund Terrace Broughton Edinburgh EH7 4BT
Cherry tree 10% Crown reduction. Rebalance as much as possible. Reinspect 2 years. Bay tr…
25/01555/TCO
2025 Refused
1F 35 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HT
T1 - Ash - Crown reduce to previous established reduction points throughout the canopy.
25/01947/TCO
2024 Approved
1F 47 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HU
To insert a 4-inch circular boiler flue to the external rear wall of the property, approx…
24/02990/LBC
2024 Approved
41 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HT
Proposed internal alterations.
24/02597/LBC
2023 Refused
1 East Claremont Street Lane Edinburgh EH7 4DQ
Change for use from residential to STL.
23/05314/FULSTL
2024 Approved
44 Claremont Bank Broughton Edinburgh EH7 4DR
Proposed change of window and door to sliding doors to garden.
24/01545/CLP
2023 Approved
3F 21 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HT
Rearrange accommodation to form new en-suite, dressing space and bathroom. Insulate attic…
23/07341/CLP
2023 Approved
3F 21 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HT
Rearrange accommodation to form new en-suite, dressing space and bathroom. Insulate attic…
23/05899/LBC
2023 Approved
25 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HT
Alterations to form additional dwelling from existing property.
23/02087/LBC
2023 Approved
25 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HT
Split existing property to form 2x dwellings.
23/02088/FUL
2023 Approved
3F 35 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HT
Combine separate WC and shower into new bathroom, move existing kitchen in 3rd floor list…
23/01966/LBC
2023 Refused
2F 33 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HT
Ash - remove limb over back lane. Hazel - create new pollard at 4m.
23/01622/TCO
2022 Refused
2F 21 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HT
Lilac (1 on plan) - reduce and shape to remove overhang of neighbour. Rowan (2 on plan)…
22/05324/TCO
2022 Refused
3F 35 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HT
Ash, located in the walled garden North of the building. Height 16m, spread 16m, DBH 700m…
22/03323/TCO
2022 Approved
65 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HU
New front window to first floor and drainage alterations to rear.New drainage connection…
22/00592/FUL
2022 Approved
65 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HU
Internal alterations to form a family bathroom to the second floor. Reposition the kitche…
22/00588/LBC
2021 Approved
31 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HT
Reconfiguration of flat (as amended).
21/06658/LBC
2022 Approved
59 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HU
Form new shower room in existing store. Remove small area of stonework for lintel.
22/00078/LBC
2016 Withdrawn
1A Claremont Grove Edinburgh
Proposed conversion and change of use from store/workshop to form mews dwelling at 1a eas…
16/03333/FUL
2016 Approved
GF,1F, 2F 69 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HU
To remove part of the rear boundary wall driveway entrance (as amended to limit the incre…
16/05673/LBC
2016 Approved
46 Claremont Bank Edinburgh EH7 4DR
Erection of single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse.
16/04567/FUL
2016 Approved
3F 19 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4HT
Internal alterations to flat to include relocation of kitchen, new door opening between r…
16/04051/LBC
2016 Approved
44 East Claremont Street Edinburgh EH7 4JR
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16/04369/TCO