The Forehouse Sandy Loan Gullane EH31 2BH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00815/P - Planning Permission Pending

Proposal

Part change of use of house to short term holiday let Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Validated
21 Aug 2026
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Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Oct 2026, from East Lothian's recent changes of use. The consultation period closed on 27 Sept 2026.

Documents 53

Other documents 38

IMG DRIVEWAY LEADING UP TO THE HOUSE Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG BACK GARDEN OF THE HOUSE WHICH WE ARE CONSIDERING WHETHER GUEST ACCESS WILL BE G Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG AN ALTERNATE ANGLE OF THE BACK GARDEN SHOWN IN IMAGE 11 Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG BACK DOOR OF THE HOUSE THAT LEADS ON FROM THE DRIVEWAY AND IS SEPARATED FROM THE Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG BACK DOOR OPENS UP TO A PANTRY LAUNDRY ROOM THAT IS USED AS A GENERAL STORAGE AR Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG A DIFFERENT ANGLE OF THE PANTRY THAT OPENS UP FROM THE BACK DOOR Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG OFF THE PANTRY THERE IS A BATHROOM WITH A SHOWER AND THEN THE KITCHEN THIS IS TH Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG THE DOWNSTAIRS BATHROOM AND SHOWER WITH AN ALTERNATE ANGLE Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG OFF THE PANTRY BACK ROOM IS THE KITCHEN WHICH IS SHOWN HERE Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG AN ALTERNATE ANGLE OF THE KITCHEN Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG FROM THE KITCHEN THERE IS THE MAIN LANDING OFF OF WHICH IS THE DINING ROOM THE L Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG ALTERNATE ANGLE OF THE DRIVEWAY SHOWN IN PHOTO 1 Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG AN ADDITIONAL ANGLE OF THE DINING ROOM Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG ALTERNATE ANGLE OF THE LANDING Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG AN ADDITIONAL ALTERNATE ANGLE OF THE LANDING Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF PARKING SPACES AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY BACK GARDEN AREA WITH SPACE FOR TWO LA Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG THE VIEW OF THE LANDING FROM THE FRONT DOOR TOWARDS THE STAIRS Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG OFF THE LANDING IS THE LIVING ROOM Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG ALTERNATE ANGLE OF THE LIVING ROOM OFF THE LANDING Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG A FURTHER IMAGE OF THE ALTERNATE ANGLE OF THE LIVING ROOM OFF THE LANDING Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG COMING OFF THE LANDING AND MOVING UPSTAIRS THIS IS THE MINI LANDING AS THE STAIR Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG COMING UP THE STAIRS THIS IS THE MAIN LANDING HALL AREA ON THE FIRST FLOOR OFF W Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG GATE AT THE TOP OF OUR DRIVEWAY WHICH CAN BE CLOSED TO CLOSE OFF THE PARKING PAC Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG VIEW OF THE STAIRS FROM THE FIRST FLOOR DOWN TO THE GROUND FLOOR SHOWING THE STA Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG STAIRS GOING UP TO THE STUDIES ON THE FIRST FLOOR Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG OFF THE FIRST FLOOR LANDING IS A SMALL HALLWAY WHICH LEADS TO THE UPSTAIRS BATHR Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG UPSTAIRS BATHROOM OFF THE FIRST FLOOR LANDING Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG AN ALTERNATE ANGLE OF THE UPSTAIRS FIRST FLOOR BATHROOM SHOWING THE BATH AND SHO Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG DOOR LEADING INTO THE SECOND BEDROOM OFF THE FIRST FLOOR LANDING Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG ALTERNATE ANGLE OF THE BEDROOM SHOWING THE DOOR OUT TO THE LANDING Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG FURTHER PHOTO OF THE MAIN BEDROOM AND THE DOOR LEADING TO THE LANDING ON THE FIR Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG FIRST SMALL STUDY ON THE FIRST FLOOR Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG LARGER STUDY ON THE FIRST FLOOR Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG ALTERNATE ANGLE OF THE LARGER STUDY ROOM Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG SECOND PEDESTRIAN GATE AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE ON THE SANDY LOAN ROAD SIDE LEA Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG PICTURE OF THE CAR GATE IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE WHERE THERE IS ROOM FOR MULTIP Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG MORE FULLSOME VIEW OF THE FRONT GARDEN GATE ON THE ROAD SIDE SANDY LOAN THAT LEA Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG A DROPPED KERB IS ALREADY IN PLACE FOR OUR FRONT OF THE HOUSE PARKING OFF THE SI Photograph · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Gullane 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.
Scheduled monument 51 m away: Gullane,St Andrews Kirk
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
SSSI 111 m away: Firth of Forth
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 11 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

Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
EH31 2BH
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
North Berwick Coastal
Parish
Gullane Area Community Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 45 of the 56-day target. East Lothian usually decides changes of use by day 50.

Day 4511 days to the 56-day target
89%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
45decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by East Lothian in the last twelve months, from validation. East Lothian decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
26 Aug 2026
Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Comments by
27 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No