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25/04422/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Refused

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

27 Aug 2025

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Validated

29 Aug 2025

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Refused

15 May 2026

Appeal

Appeal or Review in Progress

Refused on 15 May 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 13 May 2026.

Refused

As officers recommended.

Officers advised refusal because the use would harm neighbouring amenity and unjustifiably remove residential accommodation.
Twenty-one representations supported the application and five objected, raising economic, amenity, housing and heritage points.
The committee decided to refuse planning permission for the reasons set out in the officer report.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, representations and committee decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 13 May 2026.

Documents 62

Consultation & comments 55

Site constraints 4

Grade B listed: 49, 51, 53 Lothian Street, Edinburgh

List entry LB30137 · 2 m away · 31 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade A, 16 Grade B, 12 Grade C)

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.

Show the other 31 with distances

18 mJericho House, 55-55A Lothian Street, EdinburghGrade B
18 m41-47 Lothian Street, EdinburghGrade B
27 m7 Brighton Street, EdinburghGrade B
40 mSeventh Day Adventist Church, 2-3 Bristo Place, EdinburghGrade B
41 m15-19 Bristo Place, EdinburghGrade C
49 m29-39 Lothian Street, EdinburghGrade B
52 m6 Brighton Street, EdinburghGrade B
55 m4, 5, 6 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
59 m5-6 Bristo Place, EdinburghGrade C
70 m8, 9, 10 Bristo Place, EdinburghGrade B
70 m7, 8, 9, 10 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
81 m11, 12, 13, 14 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
85 mOddfellows Hall, 12, 14, 16 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade B
86 mNew North Free Church, Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade B
87 mRoyal Museum Of Scotland, 44 Chambers Street, EdinburghGrade A
88 m15-16 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
92 m4 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
92 mMcewan Hall, Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade A
98 m20 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
101 m19-21 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
109 mMcEwan Lantern Pillar, Bristo Square, Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade B
123 m7-9 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
124 m1, 3, 5 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade B
133 m4, 5, 6 Greyfriars Place, EdinburghGrade B
133 mPost Office, 27-33 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
137 mUniversity Of Edinburgh, Reid School of Music, 14 Bristo Square, EdinburghGrade A
140 mUniversity Students' Union, Teviot Row House, Bristo Square, EdinburghGrade B
141 m1, 2, 3, Greyfriars Place, EdinburghGrade B
142 m43 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
142 mPillars, Middle Meadow Walk, EdinburghGrade B
144 mCharity Workhouse, 1, 2, 3, 4 Forrest Hill, EdinburghGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

World heritage site: Edinburgh World Heritage Site Boundary

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 ↗

Old 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

Radon affected area, class 3.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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: EH1 1HB
Received: 27 Aug 2025
Validated: 29 Aug 2025
Ward: City Centre
Parish: Old Town
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 28 Oct 2025
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 15 May 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Contour Town Planning.

How this decision compares

Decided in 259 days from validation, 199 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.

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