Planning application
23 Water Street Edinburgh EH6 6SU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Non Material Variation - Minor external alterations. Variation and relevant drawing listed below: Bike / refuse enclosure shortened and subdivided. Courtyard gate and new external masonry wall removed from proposal in place of retaining the existing masonry wall and opening. New 500x500mm projecting lightbox fixed to external wall. Main entrance canopy shortened.
As published by the council, reference 22/06426/VAR2
Application record
- Reference
- 22/06426/VAR2
- Type
- Second Variation
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 21 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- No Ward Number
- Parish
- Leith Harbour + Newhaven
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH6 6SU
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/03415/ADV Awaiting decision
23 Water Street Edinburgh EH6 6SU
Advertisement of the following types : Box Sign, Projecting Sign (illuminated).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jul 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
City of Edinburgh took a median of 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year City of Edinburgh decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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