3F3 63A Nicolson Street Newington Edinburgh EH8 9BZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from dwelling to short term let. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 19 Jan 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Nov 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 5
Show all 41 with distances
- 42 m27A Nicolson Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 50 m1 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 54 m3-9 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 57 m11 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 60 mChapel House, Chapel Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 65 mBrass Founders' Pillar, Nicolson Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 68 m17 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 72 mNicolson Square Methodist Chapel, Nicolson Square, EdinburghGrade A
- 76 mRoyal Bank Of Scotland Building, 28-30 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 77 m3, 5 West Richmond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 84 m80 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 86 m7, 9, 11 West Richmond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 87 m6 Hill Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 87 m23-33 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 89 m22-26 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 90 m18-22 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 93 m16, 18, 20 Marshall Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 96 m4-5-6 Nicolson Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 96 m2-3 Nicolson Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 100 m18-20 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 100 m16-18 Hill Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 100 m35-43 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 103 m24-30 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 104 m86-88-90 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 105 m7-11 Nicolson Square, EdinburghGrade C
- 109 m35, 37 Marshall Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 112 m33-41 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 114 m5 Richmond Place (former Royal Blind Asylum WorkshopsGrade B
- 115 mApostolic Church, 2 Davie Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 117 m4-12 Chapel Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 119 m12-14 Nicolson Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 120 m100-102 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 124 mPear Tree, 34, 36, 38 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 126 m104 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 128 m55-57 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 132 m106 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 136 mSurgeons' Hall, Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 141 m12 Hill Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 142 m110 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 145 mCommunity Centre, 117 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 145 mTheatre Arts Centre, 6 Davie 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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Important details
- Council
- Edinburgh
- Application type
- Planning Permission STL
- Postcode
- EH8 9BZ
- Received
- 12 Sept 2025
- Validated
- 12 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Parish
- Southside
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Nov 2025
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 19 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Local Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- QB Wood Architects.
How this decision compares
Decided in 129 days from validation, 69 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →
Public comments
144 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 20 Oct 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Nov 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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