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Flat 2 3 Merchant Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2QD

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 25/05288/FULSTL Planning Permission STL

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Retrospective change of use from flat to short term let (sui generis).

As published by the council, reference 25/05288/FULSTL

Application record

Reference
25/05288/FULSTL
Type
Planning Permission STL
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
6 Oct 2025
Validated
8 Oct 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Old Town
Decision by
Local Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH1 2QD

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 26/03609/FULSTL Awaiting decision

    Flat 2 3 Merchant Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2QD

    Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.

    Submitted 7 Sep 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Oct 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 8 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 December 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.

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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What 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 full applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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