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25/05108/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Refused

Proposal

Change of use from flatted dwelling to short term let. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received

25 Sept 2025

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Refused

26 Jan 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 26 Jan 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Nov 2026

Documents 7

Site constraints 5

Grade B listed: 51 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh

List entry LB30082 · 0 m away · 60 more listed buildings within 150 m (16 Grade A, 44 Grade B)

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 60 with distances

13 m53 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
16 mCity Art Centre, 1-6 Market Street, EdinburghGrade A
17 m43, 45 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
27 m59, 61, 63 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
31 m35, 37 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
40 m34 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
40 m40 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
42 m31, 33 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
42 m32 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
43 m42, 44, 46 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
51 mScotsman Buildings, 20-36 North Bridge, EdinburghGrade A
53 m27-29 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
54 m215 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
57 m22-24 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
57 m48 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
58 m25 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
59 m18-20 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
59 mScotsman Newspaper Offices, 26, 28, 30 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
60 mSt Christopher's Hotel, 9, 10, 11 Market Street, EdinburghGrade B
62 m50 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
65 mStills Gallery And Tenement, 23 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
66 m52 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
68 m229 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
71 m209 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
74 m21 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
76 m199 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
79 m233-241 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
80 m17 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
81 m31, 32-35 And 36-39 (Inclusive Numbers) Market Street, EdinburghGrade B
83 mPublic House, 14 Market Street, EdinburghGrade B
89 mCity Chambers, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
89 m73 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
92 mPublic House And Tenement, 11-13 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
100 m7 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
100 m9 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
104 mStatue, Courtyard, City Chambers, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
104 m3 K6 Telephone Kiosks, High Street, EdinburghGrade B
106 mCarlton Highland Hotel, 1 North Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
108 m1 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
112 mPolice Call Box, South Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
118 m31, 33 Waverley Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
119 m156-158 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
119 m142-144 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
121 mSouth African War Memorial, North Bridge, EdinburghGrade A
121 mSouth African War Memorial, North Bridge, EdinburghGrade A
121 m124 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
122 m170 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
122 m148, 150, 152 And 154 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
122 m128-130 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
127 m186 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
129 mOld St Paul's Episcopal Church, Jeffrey Street, EdinburghGrade B
129 mTron Church, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
130 m6 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
130 mRoyal Bank Of Scotland, 29-31 North Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
132 m3-4 Hunter Square, EdinburghGrade A
133 mEdinburgh, Former Parcels Office (17 Waverley Bridge) And Waverley Bridge (Excluding Waverley Steps), Waverley Station (4 Waverley Bridge)Grade A
139 m135 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
144 mMarket Cross, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
145 mPolice Chambers, 192 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
146 m18, 19, 20, 21 Market Street, 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; SSSI 365 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.

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 1BS
Received: 25 Sept 2025
Validated: 25 Sept 2025
Ward: City Centre
Parish: Old Town
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 24 Nov 2025
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 26 Jan 2026
Decision level: Local Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Format Design.

How this decision compares

Decided in 123 days from validation, 63 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.

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79%approved

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