3 Long Craig Rigg Edinburgh EH5 1QT Data via plota.co.uk

26/02661/FUL - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Temporary change of use from Class 4 (Business) to Class 10(b) (Non-residential institutions) for the provision of education Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jun 2026
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Validated
24 Jun 2026
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Committee
2 Sept 2026
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Approved
7 Sept 2026

Approved on 7 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 2 Sept 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the proposal complied with the Development Plan and raised no compelling reasons for refusal.
  • No consultations were undertaken and no public comments were received.
Read how the committee decided The proposed use, site history, officers’ assessment, public response, conditions and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 2 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 2

Special protection area 216 m away: Firth of Forth
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 216 m away: Firth of Forth.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
EH5 1QT
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Forth
Parish
West Pilton + West Granton (Inactive)
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 75 days from validation, about the council's usual 77 days. Approved, as 50% of changes of use here are.

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

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Committee
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No