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249 - 251 Leith Walk Edinburgh EH6 8NY

23/02516/FULPlanning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 13 October 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Change of use from Class 1 shop to form Class 3 restaurant.

Received
9 June 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
9
Ward
Leith Walk
  1. Received9 Jun
  2. Validated9 Jun
  3. Consult.14 Jul
  4. Target8 Aug
  5. Decided13 Oct

Decided in 126 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 249 - 251 Leith Walk Edinburgh EH6 8NY. Edinburgh has handled 3,111 applications of this type. This one was decided in 126 days, 12 weeks longer than Edinburgh's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 60 applications across Leith Walk. We hold 474 applications in total for the EH6 postcode area.

83% of full applications at City of Edinburgh Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EH6 8NY
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Leith Central

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 June 2023
Last date for comments
14 July 2023
Target decision date
8 August 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Tom Whitelaw Kitleybrig Kitleyknowe Carlops Penicuik EH26 9NJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
60 days

Additional information

Documents
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    27 Nov

    Change of use of class 1 shop to form class 3 restaurant.

    ApprovedApplication25/05883/FUL

Source: Edinburgh

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