Planning application
1 Alva Place Edinburgh EH7 5AZ
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 residential flat (Sui Generis) to short term let holiday accommodation (Sui Generis).
As published by the council, reference 25/05872/FULSTL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05872/FULSTL
- Type
- Planning Permission STL
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Leith Walk
- Parish
- Leith Central
- Decision by
- Local Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH7 5AZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Nov 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 January 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 41 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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