Planning application
26 Bankhead Drive South Gyle Edinburgh EH11 4DJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of Building Unit 1 from a car showroom to business, light industry and general industry (class 4 & 5) at 26 Bankhead Drive.
As published by the council, reference 25/04469/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04469/FUL
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 29 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 29 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Sighthill/Gorgie
- Parish
- Sighthill, Broomhouse + Parkhead
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH11 4DJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 October 2025, 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Ian Forbes Architect Agent, an architecture practice
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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