5 Western Place Edinburgh EH12 5QA Data via plota.co.uk

26/03007/FUL - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Replacement rear extension to flat. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Validated
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Aug 2026

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 42 m away: West Murrayfield.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Postcode
EH12 5QA
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Corstorphine/Murrayfield
Parish
Murrayfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
21 Aug 2026
Decision level
Local Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Andrew Megginson Architecture.

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 22 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 51 for demolitions. Approved, as 95% of demolitions here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
141decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

37 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No