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40A Commercial Street Edinburgh EH6 6JD

Refused City of Edinburgh 22/06382/FULSTL Planning Permission STL

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use to short-term let.

As published by the council, reference 22/06382/FULSTL

Application record

Reference
22/06382/FULSTL
Type
Planning Permission STL
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
20 Dec 2022
Validated
29 Mar 2023
Decided
25 Aug 2023
Ward
Leith
Parish
Leith Harbour And Newhaven
Decision by
Local Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH6 6JD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Dec 2022

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 29 Mar 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Aug 2023

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 4 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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.

More on full applications applications in our guide

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