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106 - 162 Leith Walk Edinburgh EH6 5DX

Granted City of Edinburgh 20/01447/PAN Proposal of Application Notice

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Proposed Demolition of Industrial Units and Development of Residential Led Uses, Retention of existing 2-Storey Sandstone Building with Potential to Include Class 1 (Shops), Class 2 (Financial Professional and Other Services), Class3 Food and Drink), CLASS 4 (Business), Class 10 (Non-Residential Institutions) Class 11 (Assembly and Leisure) and Sui Generis Uses, With Associated Landscaping, Open Space and Infrastructure

As published by the council, reference 20/01447/PAN

Application record

Reference
20/01447/PAN
Type
Proposal of Application Notice
Status
Consultation Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Pre-application Consultation approved.
Received
25 Mar 2020
Validated
25 Mar 2020
Decided
8 Apr 2020
Ward
Leith Walk
Parish
Leith Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH6 5DX

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20/05553/VAR5 Awaiting decision

    106 - 162 Leith Walk Edinburgh EH6 5DX

    Changes proposed as follows: 1. Overall footprint remains the same, but the internal flat arrangements have been amended to ensure the flats stack up the entire building to improve buildability. 2. Floor plan changes to reflect current building standards and RSL design guide equirements. 3. Cycle and refuse storage have been reconfigured, to ensure the refuse storage meets current Council requirements. 4. Minor amendments to window positions to reflect floor plan changes. 5. Window cills have been raised to omit infill panels to ensure safe window cleaning is permitted. 6. PV panel provision on roof has been increased to meet current energy requirements. Drawings affected are - 04B, 10B, 11A, 12A, 13A, 14A, 15B and 37A.

    Submitted 2 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • 20/05553/VAR3 Decided

    106 - 162 Leith Walk Edinburgh EH6 5DX

    Non-Material Variation application to 20/05553/FUL. Proposed installation of 6 vertical roof vents to building 2 to provide natural ventilation to internal communal corridors on each floor level. The need for this variation has emerged following design development associated to building warrant stage.

    Decided 22 Aug 2023 Conditions
  • 20/05553/FUL Granted

    106 - 162 Leith Walk Edinburgh EH6 5DX

    Retention of and refurbishment of existing sandstone frontage building and change of use of units within it to Class 1 (shops), Class 2 (Financial, Professional and Other Services) , Class 3 (Food and Drink) and Class 4 (Business), demolition of industrial warehouse buildings and erection of two flatted buildings comprising a total of 148 flats, and provision of associated infrastructure, car parking, open space and landscaping

    Decided 12 Oct 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Mar 2020

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 8 Apr 2020

    Decision issued: Pre-application Consultation approved.

  3. 28 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 8 April 2020, 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 this record

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