5 Abercorn Terrace Edinburgh EH15 2DD Data via plota.co.uk

25/06117/FUL - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use form an air B & B to a domestic dwelling and the removal of a brickwork wall. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

20 Nov 2025

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Approved

2 Feb 2026

Approved on 2 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Site constraints 5

Grade C listed: 1 Abercorn Terrace, Edinburgh

List entry LB26711 · 25 m away · 18 more listed buildings within 150 m (7 Grade B, 11 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 18 with distances

45 m1 Pittville Street, Joppa, EdinburghGrade C
55 m3 Pittville Street, Joppa, EdinburghGrade C
63 mChurchyard, St Mark's Episcopal Church, St Mark's Place, EdinburghGrade B
65 m5 Pittville Street, Joppa, EdinburghGrade C
78 m7 Pittville Street, Joppa, EdinburghGrade C
93 mMemorial Fountain, Abercorn Park, Abercorn Terrace, EdinburghGrade C
105 m13, 15, 17 Pittville Street, Joppa, EdinburghGrade B
108 m302 And 304 Portobello High Street, Portobello, EdinburghGrade C
114 m4 Bellfield Street, EdinburghGrade C
117 m283 Portobello High Street, EdinburghGrade B
120 m300 Portobello High Street, EdinburghGrade C
124 m8 Bellfield Street, EdinburghGrade C
125 m10 Bellfield Street, Portobello, EdinburghGrade B
133 m288, 290, 292 Portobello High Street, EdinburghGrade C
133 m14 Bellfield Street, Portobello, EdinburghGrade B
135 m23 Pittville Street, Joppa, EdinburghGrade C
146 m25 Pittville Street, Joppa, EdinburghGrade B
149 m1 And 1A Elcho Terrace, Portobello, EdinburghGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Portobello 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.

Special protection area 301 m away: Firth of Forth

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Also on the record

SSSI 301 m away: Firth of Forth; Coalfield, development low risk area.

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 Mining Remediation Authority 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: EH15 2DD
Received: 20 Nov 2025
Validated: 20 Nov 2025
Ward: Portobello/Craigmillar
Parish: Portobello (Inactive)
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 19 Jan 2026
Decision: Granted
Decision date: 2 Feb 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: John Tod Associates.

How this decision compares

Decided in 74 days from validation, 14 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Approved, as 79% of full applications here are.

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