5A Walker Street New Town Edinburgh EH3 7JY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective change of use to premises to form short term let accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 20 Mar 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Show the other 31 with distances
- 21 m11 Coates Crescent, EdinburghGrade A
- 34 m26 William Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 41 m11 Walker Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 41 m6 Walker Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 46 m12 Coates Crescent and 2 Walker Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 53 m25, 27, 29, 31 William Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 57 m12 Walker Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 57 mGladstone Memorial, Coates Crescent, EdinburghGrade A
- 61 m17 Walker Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 68 mMews Buildings, William Street North East Lane, EdinburghGrade C
- 76 m18 Walker Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 78 m30 William Street, 28, EdinburghGrade B
- 84 m33 William Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 87 m2, 4 William Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 92 m40 Melville Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 93 m3, 5 William Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 112 m2Nd Viscount Robert Melville Statue, Melville Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 114 m46 Melville Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 120 m1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Atholl Crescent, EdinburghGrade A
- 121 m15 Stafford Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 124 m17, 19, 21 Stafford Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 134 mSt George's West Church, 58 Shandwick Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 134 m101 Shandwick Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 137 m41 Melville Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 137 m11 Manor Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 138 m27, 29, 31 Alva Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 139 m4, 5 and 6 Melville Crescent, 43 Melville Street and 19 Walker StreetGrade A
- 142 m19 and 21 Manor Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 143 m89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99 Shandwick Place, EdinburghGrade C
- 146 m31 Stafford Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 149 m45 Melville Street, EdinburghGrade A
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Important details
- Council
- Edinburgh
- Application type
- Planning Permission STL
- Postcode
- EH3 7JY
- Received
- 20 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 20 Nov 2025
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- West End
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Local Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- CM Architects.
How this decision compares
Decided in 120 days from validation, 60 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
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
43 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 19 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 19 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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