Energy centre at Proposed Energy Centre 350 Metres South Of East Lodge, Edinburgh
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 21 Jan 2026.
The proposal
The application sought an energy centre with access, external plant, district heating pipework, landscaping and associated works.
“Application for Planning Permission Proposed Energy Centre, 350 Metres south of East Lodge 100 The Wisp, Edinburgh.”
“Proposal: Erection of Energy Centre, including access, external plant, district heating network pipework, landscaping and all other associated works (as amended).”
Officer report
The site
The site lies within the former Edmonstone Estate grounds and several designated areas, including a housing allocation, landscape area, biodiversity site and tree preservation order.
“The site is located within the former grounds of the Edmonstone Estate which is the subject of an ongoing five phase residential development approved in principle by planning permission 21/00284/FUL (Section 42).”
“The site is located within the Place 36 / HSG40 SE Wedge South-Edmonstone Housing Allocation, the Edmonstone Special Landscape Area and the Edmonstone Local Biodiversity Site as identified by the Local Development Plan (LDP). The site is also located within the extent of Tree Preservation Order (TPO) 164 (Edmonstone).”
Officer report
Consultation responses
Flood Planning and Archaeology raised no objection, while the Mining Remediation Authority raised no objection subject to conditions; several consultees did not respond.
“NAME: CEC Flood Planning COMMENT: No objection DATE:”
“NAME: Mining Remediation Authority (formerly The Coal Authority) COMMENT: No objection subject to conditions DATE: September 2025”
Officer report
Public concerns
Forty-eight objections raised concerns about supporting documents, design, air quality, residential amenity and traffic flows, but none was considered compelling against approval.
“- Conflicts or inconsistencies in assessments across supporting documentation*. - Design and impact on the character and appearance of the surroundings. - Impact on air quality - 'Global climate and nature crises'. - Impact on residential amenity - 'Neighbour and future occupier amenity'. - Impact on traffic flows - 'Global climate and nature crises'.”
“* Discrepancies of relevance between supporting documentation have been updated prior to this recommendation. These generally related to a change in plant manufacturer by the applicants. Other discrepances appear to remain on the surface but these are more an artefact of the choice of wording used by different consultants and do not impact the conclusion of any assessment.”
Officer report
The committee’s decision
The committee voted on a division to grant planning permission subject to the conditions, reasons and informatives in the officer recommendation.
“25/04472/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. (On a division)”
Minutes
Approval conditions
The permission includes requirements covering mineworkings remediation, excluded land, removal of temporary infrastructure, landscaping, mitigation and external materials.
“The temporary energy building as denoted on Drawing 08 Phase 3 & 4 District Heating Overall (Reference: 50785-VE-P3-BG-DR-DN-9602) and any above or below ground infrastructure specifically associated with its operation shall be removed within one year of the district heating centre as approved by this planning permission becoming operational.”
“To ensure the removal of temporary infrastructure and the timeous implementation of hard and soft landscaping.”
Officer report
Sources
- Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee minutes, 21 January 2026
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Date
- Wednesday 21 January 2026
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
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