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Fairmilehead Water Treatment Works 55 Buckstone Terrace Buckstone Edinburgh EH10 6XH

26/02900/PPPPlanning Permission in PrincipleAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Planning permission in principle for demolition of all existing buildings and the erection of a residential (Class 9/Sui-Generis) development and other associated works and infrastructure including car parking, servicing, access arrangements and landscaping.

Received
10 July 2026
Decision due
12 November 2026
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
99 · last counted 1 October 2026
Ward
Colinton/Fairmilehead
  1. Received10 Jul
  2. Validated13 Jul
  3. Consult.6 Aug
  4. Target12 Nov
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 6 August.

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Fairmilehead Water Treatment Works 55 Buckstone Terrace Buckstone Edinburgh EH10 6XH. Edinburgh has handled 782 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 10 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Colinton/Fairmilehead. We hold 1,031 applications in total for the EH10 postcode area.

88% of outline 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
EH10 6XH
Application type
Planning Permission in Principle
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Fairmilehead

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 July 2026
Last date for comments
6 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Robert Newton 40 Torphichen Street Edinburgh EH3 8JB

Planning decision

Statutory period
122 days

Additional information

Documents
56

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    13 Jul

    EIA Screening request.

    EIA Not RequiredEIA ScreeningFiled alongside26/02961/SCR
  2. 2026
    10 Jul

    Planning permission in principle for demolition of all existing buildings and the erection of a residential…

    This applicationPendingOutline26/02900/PPP

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