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55 Abbeyhill Edinburgh EH8 8EA

26/00949/FULSTLPlanning Permission STLWithdrawn
Full

Withdrawn on 21 April 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

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

Received
10 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
8
Ward
City Centre
  1. Received10 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.10 Apr
  4. Target8 May
  5. Decided21 Apr

Decided in 42 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 55 Abbeyhill Edinburgh EH8 8EA. Edinburgh has handled 3,111 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 42 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 303 applications across City Centre. We hold 631 applications in total for the EH8 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
EH8 8EA
Application type
Planning Permission STL
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Old Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026
Last date for comments
10 April 2026
Target decision date
8 May 2026

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
59 days

Additional information

Documents
25

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Source: Edinburgh

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