Lowood Cottage Lowood South Queensferry EH30 9TH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective change of use of house to short term let. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 25 Nov 2025 · Committee Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 19 Nov 2025.
Refused
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised refusal because the Green Belt location and loss of residential accommodation were not justified.
- Twenty representations supported the proposal, citing licensing compliance, economic benefits and no harmful effect on amenity.
- The committee refused planning permission on a division for the reasons set out in the report.
Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 19 Nov 2025.
Documents 58
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 51
Site constraints 2
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Important details
- Council
- Edinburgh
- Application type
- Planning Permission STL
- Postcode
- EH30 9TH
- Received
- 10 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 10 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Almond
- Parish
- Queensferry & District (pre 28 March 2025)
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Sept 2025
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 25 Nov 2025
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- STL Solutions.
How this decision compares
Decided in 138 days from validation, 78 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
100% support · above the UK average of 16%
22 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 5 Aug 2025
- Committee
- 19 Nov 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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