Flat 16 83 Hopetoun Street Edinburgh EH7 4NJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from flatted dwelling to short term let accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 1 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 27 May 2026.
Refused
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised refusal because the use would harm neighbouring amenity and the loss of housing was not justified.
- Supporters cited economic and tourism benefits, while objectors raised amenity, housing, safety and policy concerns.
- The committee refused planning permission for the reasons set out in the officer report.
Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 27 May 2026.
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 7
Site constraints 2
Checked on 2 November 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 STL
- Postcode
- EH7 4NJ
- Received
- 27 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 29 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Leith Walk
- Parish
- New Town + Broughton
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 24 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- KMC Planning.
How this decision compares
Decided in 215 days from validation, 155 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
75% object · above the UK average of 74%
116 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 25 Nov 2025
- Committee
- 27 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 24 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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