1F3 160 Morningside Road Edinburgh EH10 4PX Data via plota.co.uk

25/05076/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Refused

Proposal

Retrospective change of use from residential flat (Class 9) to short-term let (sui generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Sept 2025
✓
Validated
30 Sept 2025
✗
Refused
28 Jan 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 Jan 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Oct 2026

Documents 15

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF REFUSED DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF SUPPORTING STATEMENT BackGround Papers · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT PLAN BackGround Papers · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 7

PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 23 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 12 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 12 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF NEIGHLIST09 - NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LIST Neighbour Notification List · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF REPORT OF HANDLING Report of Handling · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF DEFAPP - DEFICIENT APPLICATION LETTER Correspondence · 24 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Correspondence · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF HOUSE RULES BackGround Papers · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Morningside Public Library, 184-186 Morningside Road, Morningside, Edinburgh, Grade B, 54 m away · 3 Grade B, 2 Grade C
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 54 m away: Merchiston and Greenhill.
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 STL
Postcode
EH10 4PX
Received
23 Sept 2025
Validated
30 Sept 2025
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Morningside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Nov 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
28 Jan 2026
Decision level
Local Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 120 days from validation, 60 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications 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%

49 neighbours consulted · Last counted 31 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
28 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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