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25/04219/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Refused

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received

18 Aug 2025

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Refused

1 Jun 2026

Appeal

Appeal or Review in Progress

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

Documents 72

Consultation & comments 63

Site constraints 4

Grade A listed: 4 Hill Street, Edinburgh

List entry LB29083 · 1 m away · 87 more listed buildings within 150 m (45 Grade A, 37 Grade B, 5 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 87 with distances

7 m6 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
21 m3 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
22 m10 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
23 m5-7 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
31 m12 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
35 m1A Hill Street, EdinburghGrade B
35 m48A Frederick Street, 48, EdinburghGrade B
36 m44, 46 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
38 m11 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
40 m14 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
44 m52 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
47 mVictoria Chambers, 40-42 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
49 m81 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
50 m79 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
58 m58 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
59 m15 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
59 m18 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
60 m36-38 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
62 m87 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
70 m89 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
71 mSt Andrew's Parish Church, 43 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade B
71 m91 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
72 m37 Hill Street Lane North, EdinburghGrade B
73 mEdinburgh Lodge 1, 17, 19, 19A Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
73 m45, 46, 47 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
73 m44 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
75 m40, 41, 42 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
76 m22 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
77 m48 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
79 m39, 39A Queen Street and 64, 66 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
82 m93 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
83 m50, 50A Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
83 m47, 49 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
85 m51, 53, 55, 55A Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
86 m24 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
87 m21-23 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
88 m57 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
89 m37-41 (odd numbers) Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
91 m97-99 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
92 m95, 95A George Street, EdinburghGrade B
93 m51 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
95 m69 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
97 m52 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
97 m70-76 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
97 mWilliam Pitt Statue, George Street, EdinburghGrade A
99 m76 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
100 m86 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
101 m38-4O North West Thistle Street Lane, EdinburghGrade C
101 mNorth Lighthouse Board, 84 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
104 m36 North West Thistle Street Lane, EdinburghGrade C
105 m63-65 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
106 mNational Westminster Bank, 78-80 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
107 mYorkshire Insurance & Co, 67 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
110 m54 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
110 m88 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
113 m47, 49, 49A North Castle Street, 45, 45A, EdinburghGrade A
114 m65 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
115 m66-68 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
117 m55, 56, 57 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
118 m35, 36, 37 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
118 m34 North West Thistle Street Lane, EdinburghGrade C
118 m63, 65, 67 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
118 m30-32 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
119 m51, 53, 55 North Castle Street, EdinburghGrade A
119 m39, 41, 43 North Castle Street, EdinburghGrade A
119 m63 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
125 m57, 59, 61 North Castle Street, EdinburghGrade A
125 m32 North West Thistle Street Lane, EdinburghGrade C
125 m41A South West Thistle Street Lane, EdinburghGrade B
126 m60-64 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
128 m59-61 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
130 m34 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
131 m63 North Castle Street, EdinburghGrade A
131 m90, 90A George Street, EdinburghGrade A
134 m58 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
134 m92 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
136 mDobie & Son, 94, 94A George Street, EdinburghGrade B
137 m33 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
138 m24 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
139 mFreemason's Hall, 96, 98 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
141 m51 Rose Street North Lane, EdinburghGrade C
143 mCleghorn's Department Store, 100-104 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
144 m51-55 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
148 m95, 97, 99 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
148 m89, 91, 93 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
149 m101, 103, 105 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
150 m79, 81 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Registered park or garden: The New Town Gardens

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 ↗

New 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

SSSI 388 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.

Not affected

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

Checked on 4 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: EH2 3JZ
Received: 18 Aug 2025
Validated: 18 Aug 2025
Ward: City Centre
Parish: New Town + Broughton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 17 Oct 2025
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 1 Jun 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Contour Town Planning.

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Decided in 287 days from validation, 227 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.

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