West Princes Street Gardens Princes Street Edinburgh Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Temporary change of use and siting of performance units, catering units and other associated removeable structures for Edinburgh's Christmas Festival recurring period of 2 years for Edinburgh's Christmas 2025 / 26. Dates will be in line with activation period of Edinburgh's Christmas in line with City of Edinburgh Council programme. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Nov 2025 · Committee Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 5 Nov 2025.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the temporary festival’s city-centre benefits outweighed its short-term heritage and historic-garden impacts.
- Edinburgh World Heritage objected, while three contributors raised concerns about the gardens, commercial use and loss of local amenity.
- The committee granted permission subject to the stated conditions, reasons and informatives.
Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 5 Nov 2025.
Documents 19
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 5
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 7
Other documents 4
Site constraints 6
Show all 23 with distances
- 38 mScottish American War Memorial, West Princes Street Gardens, EdinburghGrade B
- 94 m106 Princes Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 98 m104-105 Princes Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 99 mThomas Guthrie Statue, West Princes Street Gardens, EdinburghGrade B
- 105 m109 Princes Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 107 mRobert Louis Stevenson Memorial, Princes Street Gardens, EdinburghGrade A
- 110 mScottish Conservative Club, 111-112 Princes Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 115 m100A Princes Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 127 mRoyal Scots Greys Memorial, Princes Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 128 m99A Princes Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 129 m9, 11 Castle Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 136 m138, 140, 142 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 137 m152, 154 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 138 m118 Princes Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 139 m144, 146, 148, 150 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 140 m6, 8, 10 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 142 mRoss Fountain, West Princes Street Gardens, EdinburghGrade A
- 144 m162 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 144 m12, 14, 16 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 145 m116 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 146 m72 Rose Street South Lane, EdinburghGrade B
- 148 m15, 17 Castle Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 148 m4 Castle Street, EdinburghGrade B
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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How this decision compares
Decided in 45 days from validation, 15 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Approved, as 79% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
67% object · below the UK average of 74%
90 neighbours consulted · Last counted 18 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 20 Oct 2025
- Committee
- 5 Nov 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Nov 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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