19 Thistle Street Edinburgh EH2 1DF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Alterations and change of use of existing class 1A office building to form a class 7 guest house. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 27 Oct 2025 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
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- 37 m89 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 38 m11, 13, 15 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 39 mHanover Hotel, 95 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 39 m11, 12, 13 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 43 m101 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 44 m4 Thistle Court, Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 46 mRoyal College Of Physicians, 9-10 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 49 m14 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 49 mGeorge Hotel, 19-21 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
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- 62 m13A George Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 66 m8 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 70 mClydesdale Bank And North Of Scotland Bank, 71 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 70 mSt Andrew's And St George's Church, George Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 72 m7 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 78 m27 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 79 mGates And Railings, Forecourt To 1 And 2 Thistle Court With Boundary Walls, Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 82 mHenderson, 92 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 82 mClydesdale Bank, 29-31 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 83 m84, 86, 88, 90 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 88 m82 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 90 m114 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 94 m104-112 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 97 m25 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 97 m4, 5, 6 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 98 mRoyal Insurance Company, 13 George StreetGrade A
- 108 m66 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 109 m18, 19, 20 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 115 mGeorge Iv Statue, George Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 117 mNapier House, 27 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 118 m26-28 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 119 m3 Queen Street, 2, 2A, EdinburghGrade C
- 123 m21 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 123 m37, 35A George Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 123 m37, 35A George Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 125 m18-20 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 126 mRoyal Society Of Edinburgh, 22-24 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 129 m39 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 130 m33 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 132 mCommercial Union Insurance, 26 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 133 m22 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 137 m16 George Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 138 m30-38 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 141 m35, 37, 39 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 141 m30, 30A George Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 145 m43 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 147 m23, 24, 25 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
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Important details
- Council
- Edinburgh
- Application type
- Planning Permission
- Postcode
- EH2 1DF
- Received
- 18 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2025
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- New Town + Broughton
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 27 Oct 2025
- Decision level
- Local Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Whitelaw Associates.
How this decision compares
Decided in 70 days from validation, 10 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →
Public comments
75% object · above the UK average of 74%
21 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 1 Oct 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Oct 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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