Planning application
2F1B 53 George Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 2HT
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 office (class 4) to short term let accommodation (sui generis).
As published by the council, reference 25/05685/FULSTL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05685/FULSTL
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 27 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 29 Oct 2025
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- New Town + Broughton
- Decision by
- Local Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH2 2HT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Oct 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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29 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 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 41 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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