1F2 36 St Patrick Square Edinburgh EH8 9EU Data via plota.co.uk

25/03792/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Refused

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation with a minimum stay length of 4 nights. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

22 Jul 2025

✗

Refused

1 May 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 1 May 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026

Documents 77

Consultation & comments 72

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Site constraints 3

Grade B listed: 35, 37, 39 St Patrick Square, Edinburgh

List entry LB29738 · 1 m away · 33 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade A, 21 Grade B, 10 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 33 with distances

9 m33, 34 St Patrick Square, EdinburghGrade B
26 m27-29 Buccleuch Street, EdinburghGrade B
43 m13, 15 Buccleuch Street, EdinburghGrade C
44 m3, 4, 5 St Patrick Street, EdinburghGrade C
58 m1, 2 St Patrick Street, EdinburghGrade C
59 m30, 32, 34 Buccleuch Street EdinburghGrade B
60 m1-4 St Patrick Square, EdinburghGrade B
62 m7, 8 and 9 St Patrick Street, EdinburghGrade C
62 mBank Of Scotland, 22 St Patrick Square, EdinburghGrade B
64 m24, 25 St Patrick Square, EdinburghGrade B
65 m36, 38, 40 Buccleuch Street, EdinburghGrade B
67 m16-26 Buccleuch Street, EdinburghGrade C
72 m6 St Patrick Street, EdinburghGrade C
78 m10, 12 Buccleuch Street, EdinburghGrade B
84 m73, 75, 77 Buccleuch Street, EdinburghGrade C
86 m2, 4 Buccleuch Street, EdinburghGrade B
87 m48 East Crosscauseway, EdinburghGrade B
88 m2, 4, 6, 8 Clerk Street, EdinburghGrade B
89 m35 Buccleuch Place, EdinburghGrade B
89 mOdeon Cinema, 7 Clerk Street, EdinburghGrade A
105 mBuccleuch And Greyfriars Free Church, West Crosscauseway, EdinburghGrade B
106 m124-132 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
113 m20, 22, 26, 28 Clerk Street, EdinburghGrade B
118 mBuccleuch Parish Church, 33 Chapel Street, EdinburghGrade C
118 mCommunity Centre, 117 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
121 m116 -122 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
121 m93, 95 Buccleuch Street, EdinburghGrade C
125 mArchers' Hall, Buccleuch Street, EdinburghGrade A
130 m7 Buccleuch Place, EdinburghGrade B
138 m105 Buccleuch Street, EdinburghGrade C
142 m76, 78 Buccleuch Street, EdinburghGrade B
146 m74 East Crosscauseway, EdinburghGrade B
148 m108 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

South Side 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

SSSI 350 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.

Not affected

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

Checked on 1 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: EH8 9EU
Received: 22 Jul 2025
Validated: 22 Jul 2025
Ward: Southside/Newington
Parish: Southside
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 19 Sept 2025
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 1 May 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: STL Solutions.

How this decision compares

Decided in 283 days from validation, 223 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.

This one283d

Council60d

UK57d

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79%approved

8%go to committee

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