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6-8 Alva Street Edinburgh EH2 4QG

Granted City of Edinburgh 02/04253/FUL Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use from offices to residential, lower ground floor front of no. 6 retained for office use

As published by the council, reference 02/04253/FUL

Application record

Reference
02/04253/FUL
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Application Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
22 Nov 2002
Validated
11 Dec 2002
Decided
22 May 2003
Ward
Dean (Pre 17 Nov 06)
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH2 4QG

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2002: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 02/04253/LBC Granted

    6-8 Alva Street Edinburgh EH2 4QG

    Convert offices to form private residential dwellings comprising 2no seven apartment townhouses + 2 apartment flat located on the ground floor, removal of rear outshoot + windows to ground floor and installation of timber patio doors.

    Decided 12 Jun 2003 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Nov 2002

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 11 Dec 2002

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 May 2003

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 22 May 2003, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

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  • 6-8 Alva Street Edinburgh EH2 4QG

    02/04253/LBC Submitted 22 Nov 2002 50 yards away

    Convert offices to form private residential dwellings comprising 2no seven apartment townhouses + 2 apartment flat located on the ground floor, removal of rear outshoot + windows to ground floor and installation of timber patio doors.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing
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