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55 Abbeyhill Edinburgh EH8 8EA

26/00949/FULSTLPlanning Permission STLWithdrawn
Full

Proposal

Change of use of premises to short term let including external glazed link and alterations.

Received
10 March 2026
Decided
21 April 2026 · withdrawn
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
8
Ward
City Centre
Site boundary (council red line)
  1. Received10 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.10 Apr
  4. Target8 May
  5. Decided21 Apr

Decided in 42 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in Edinburgh84% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 55 Abbeyhill Edinburgh EH8 8EA. Edinburgh has handled 3,144 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Edinburgh's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 311 applications across City Centre. We hold 625 applications in total for the EH8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
26/00949/FULSTL
Address
55 Abbeyhill Edinburgh EH8 8EA
Postcode
EH8 8EA
Local Authority
Edinburgh
Application Type
Planning Permission STL
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Withdrawn
Current Status
Application Withdrawn
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Old Town

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
FAO: Shona Mackay Holyrood Business Park 146 Duddingston Road West Edinburgh EH16 4AP

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
10 March 2026
Target Decision Date
8 May 2026
Date Decided
21 April 2026
Date Validated
10 March 2026
Date Submitted
10 March 2026
Last Date for Comments
10 April 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
withdrawn
Decided By
Local Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
59 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
8
Documents
25
Coordinates
55.954400, -3.173667
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Edinburgh

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    17 Mar

    Erect a glazed link from the outhouse to the main building and to create a window opening to the rear…

    WithdrawnListed building consentFiled alongside26/01063/LBC
  2. 2026
    10 Mar

    Change of use of premises to short term let including external glazed link and alterations.

    This applicationWithdrawnFull26/00949/FULSTL

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