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26/04078/FUL - Planning Permission Awaiting Assessment
Schools, care & community

Proposal

Erection of a temporary modular classroom building to provide additional educational accommodation for a period of 5 years, including associated access, drainage, utility connections and external works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Oct 2026
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Validated
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 28 Nov 2026 and 18 Dec 2026, from Edinburgh's recent community buildings.

Comments are open until 27 Nov 2026

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Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION PDF Application Form · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF NEIGHLIST09 - NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LIST Neighbour Notification List · 29 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade C listed: Darroch Annexe, St Thomas Of Aquin's High School, 7 Gillespie Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB44934 · 1 m away · 13 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade B, 8 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.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Marchmont, Meadows & Bruntsfield 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
Scheduled monument 183 m away: Union Canal, Fountainbridge to River Almond; Radon affected area, class 3.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 1 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
Postcode
EH3 9NH
Received
9 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Tollcross
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Portakabin Scotland Ltd - Hamilton.

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Edinburgh usually decides community buildings by day 48.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
47decided in the last year

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

Public comments

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

75 neighbours consulted · Last counted 6 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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