Planning application
1 Thistle Street Edinburgh EH2 1DF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from class 4 offices to class 7 hotel with ancillary facilities (as amended).
As published by the council, reference 21/04731/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 21/04731/FUL
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 9 Sep 2021
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2021
- Decided
- 13 Dec 2021
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- New Town/Broughton (pre 28 March 2025)
- Decision by
- Local Fast Track Decision historic 12/06
- Postcode
- EH2 1DF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Sep 2021
Received by City of Edinburgh
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13 Dec 2021
Decision issued: Granted
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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