15-person house in multiple occupation at 47 Leamington Terrace, Edinburgh

“The application site is a two-storey mid-terrace property that is currently in use as a guest house. Pre-dating this, the application site was historically in residential use. In terms of the streetscape, this is characterised by being residential in nature, with the building types being stone built, two-storey terraced residential dwellings. The wider locus is characterised by being mixed-use in nature, with residential and a range of commercial uses in operation.”

“The property is in the Marchmont, Meadows and Bruntsfield Conservation Area.”

“24/05676/FUL 47 Leamington Terrace Viewforth Edinburgh EH10 4JS Proposed for change of use from existing guest house to HMO with capacity of up to 21 persons. withdrawn 16 January 2025”

“There is no pre-application process history.”

“It is recommended that this application be Granted subject to the details below.”

“The proposal would be acceptable in terms of Section 64 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 and would align with the objectives of LDP Policies Env 1, Env 14, Env 33, Hou 6 and NPF 4 Policies 1, 7 and 14. The proposal would represent an acceptable use for the application site and would not have a detrimental impact on the character and appearance of the surrounding area or in terms of amenity.”

“Amenity: this is addressed in section b). Intensification: this is addressed in section b). Neighbour notification: the neighbour notification process was carried out as per statutory requirements. Disabled access concerns: the proposal would have a neutral impact in relation to this by virtue of there being no provision of this on the existing application site.”

“Edinburgh Access Panel raised concerns, specifically citing potential difficulties in accessing the building; there are no physical alterations proposed to the property and there is a singular step to access the property itself in-situ. Impact on Conservation area; this is addressed in section a). Loss of guest house; this is addressed in section b). Lack of amenities for residents (small garden ground); this is addressed in section b).”

“25/03006/FUL - Report by the Chief Planning Officer To GRANT planning permission subject to the conditions, reasons and informatives as set out in section C of the report by the Chief Planning Officer.”

“The development to which this permission relates must be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date on which this permission is granted. If development has not begun at the expiration of this period, the planning permission lapses.”

“No development shall take place on the site until a 'Notice of Initiation of Development' has been submitted to the Council stating the intended date on which the development is to commence. Failure to do so constitutes a breach of planning control, under Section 123(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997.”