1 Chesser Cottages Slateford Edinburgh EH11 3AB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02831/FUL - Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

The proposal involves the removal of the existing mature boundary hedge and its replacement with a high-quality vertical timber slatted fence and matching pedestrian gate of comparable height. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
10 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
18 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 18 Sept 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Site constraints 1

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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

Council
Edinburgh
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
EH11 3AB
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
Parish
Hutchison + Chesser (Inactive)
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Local Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 21 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 49 for extensions. Refused, as 7% of extensions here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,430decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 19 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
9 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No