1F1A, 1F1B 1 South Charlotte Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 4AN Data via plota.co.uk

25/04643/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Approved

Proposal

Change of use from office space with alterations to form two flats for short term let accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Sept 2025
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Validated
18 Sept 2025
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Approved
2 Dec 2025

Approved on 2 Dec 2025 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade B listed: 1, 3 South Charlotte Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB29521 · 8 m away · 43 more listed buildings within 150 m (9 Grade A, 34 Grade B)
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.
Also on the record
SSSI 232 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano; Radon affected area, class 3; Scheduled monument 238 m away: Edinburgh Castle/Caisteal Dhùn Èideann.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 4AN
Received
5 Sept 2025
Validated
18 Sept 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Nov 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
2 Dec 2025
Decision level
Local Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ferguson Planning.

How this decision compares

Decided in 75 days from validation, 15 days slower 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

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

Public comments

2comments received
1 objecting1 supporting

27 neighbours consulted · Last counted 31 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No