1A, 2 Casselbank Street Edinburgh EH6 5HA Data via plota.co.uk

25/05961/FUL - Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Change of use, part demolition and conversion / extension of vacant HMO, workshop and office to form an apart-hotel together with associated infrastructure / works (as amended) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

12 Nov 2025

✓

Validated

13 Nov 2025

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Refused

16 Jun 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 16 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Documents 47

Consultation & comments 22

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Site constraints 2

Grade C listed: 2A Casselbank Street, Leith, Edinburgh

List entry LB27117 · 15 m away · 26 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade A, 16 Grade B, 9 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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21 mElder Memorial Free Church, Casselbank Street, EdinburghGrade B
23 mElim Pentecostal Church, 12 And 13 Casselbank Street, EdinburghGrade B
25 m38 Leith Walk, EdinburghGrade B
26 m42 Leith Walk, EdinburghGrade B
31 m52 Leith Walk, EdinburghGrade B
34 m4, 4A Casselbank Street, EdinburghGrade C
37 m60 Leith Walk, EdinburghGrade B
38 m26 Leith Walk, EdinburghGrade B
47 m20-22 Leith Walk, EdinburghGrade B
51 m3, 5 Kirk Street, EdinburghGrade B
57 mSouth Leith Baptist Church, 17 Kirk Street, Leith, EdinburghGrade C
58 mBethany Christian Centre, 6 Casselbank Street, Leith, EdinburghGrade B
59 m68, 70, 72, 74, 76 Leith Walk, Leith, EdinburghGrade B
71 m8A Kirk Street, 8, Leith, EdinburghGrade C
72 m6 Kirk Street, Leith, EdinburghGrade C
74 m1, 3, 5 Great Junction Street, EdinburghGrade B
80 m46, 42A Kirk Street, Leith, EdinburghGrade B
82 m7-17 Great Junction Street, EdinburghGrade B
83 m38-40 Kirk Street, Leith, EdinburghGrade C
83 m59, 61 Leith Walk, EdinburghGrade C
88 m80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90 Leith Walk, EdinburghGrade B
100 mLeith Central Station Offices, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 23 Leith Walk, EdinburghGrade A
121 mStatue Of Queen Victoria, Leith Walk, EdinburghGrade B
134 m28 -36 Great Junction Street, EdinburghGrade C
137 m1, 3, 5 Duke Street, Leith, EdinburghGrade C
148 m170, 172, 174 Constitution Street, EdinburghGrade C

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Leith 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.

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 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: EH6 5HA
Received: 12 Nov 2025
Validated: 13 Nov 2025
Ward: Leith
Parish: Leith Harbour + Newhaven
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 12 Jan 2026
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 16 Jun 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Ferguson Planning.

How this decision compares

Decided in 215 days from validation, 155 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.

This one215d

Council60d

UK57d

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79%approved

8%go to committee

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