Planning application
22 West Harbour Road Granton Edinburgh
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Refurbishment of the Granton Lighthouse building including continued Class 4 business use and partial change of use from Class 6 storage to Class 3 cafe and Class 10 non-residential institution, external repairs and adaptations to the building and adjacent outbuildings to improve access and upgrade building performance (as amended).
As published by the council, reference 25/06261/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/06261/FUL
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 28 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 2 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 22 May 2026
- Ward
- Forth
- Parish
- Granton + District
- Decision by
- Local Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
-
25/06262/LBC Granted
22 West Harbour Road Granton Edinburgh
Refurbishment of the Granton Lighthouse building including continued Class 4 business use and partial change of use from Class 6 storage to Class 3 cafe and Class 10 non-residential institution, external repairs and adaptations to the building and adjacent outbuildings to improve access and upgrade building performance. Partial demolition of walls and roof of negative to moderate significance of the outhouse building (as amended).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
28 Nov 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
-
2 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
22 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted
-
28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
43 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of Edinburgh granted permission on 22 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
-
22 West Harbour Road Granton Edinburgh
Refurbishment of the Granton Lighthouse building including continued Class 4 business use and partial change of use from Class 6 storage to Class 3 cafe and Class 10 non-residential institution, external repairs and adaptations to the building and adjacent outbuildings to improve access and upgrade building performance. Partial demolition of walls and roof of negative to moderate significance of the outhouse building (as amended).
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 38 docs -
-
West Harbour Road/Granton Harbour Edinburgh EH5 1PH
Combined footway/cycleway (4m wide), verge (2m wide), distributor road (6m wide) as per plans.
Granted Reserved matters 5 docs -
1F2 15 West Granton Road Pilton Edinburgh EH5 1HG
Non material Variation - Replace Velux rooflight with proposed new dormer constructed with pitched roof and slate finish. Dormer cheeks and roof covering to match existing natural slate roof in material, colour and profile. Dormer face to be vertical timber cladding. Dark grey finish. Dormer window to be white uPVC to match existing windows below.
Decided Conditions Loft or dormer Roofing +1 6 docs -
1F1 15 West Granton Road Pilton Edinburgh EH5 1HG
Replace Velux rooflight with proposed new dormer constructed with pitched roof and slate finish. Dormer cheeks and roof covering to match existing natural slate roof in material, colour and profile. Dormer face to be vertical timber cladding. Dark grey finish. Dormer window to be white uPVC to match existing windows below.
Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Roofing +1 7 docs -
1F2 15 West Granton Road Pilton Edinburgh EH5 1HG
Replace Velux rooflight with proposed new dormer constructed with pitched roof and slate finish. Dormer cheeks and roof covering to match existing natural slate roof in material, colour and profile. Dormer face to be vertical timber cladding. Dark grey finish. Dormer window to be white uPVC to match existing windows below.
Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Roofing +1 7 docs
Other full applications
In City of Edinburgh
-
26/03788/FUL Awaiting decision
12 Kinnear Road Inverleith Edinburgh EH3 5PE
Proposed single storey gable extension.
-
26/03760/FULSTL Awaiting decision
2F1 26 Fowler Terrace Polwarth Edinburgh EH11 1DA
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
-
26/03752/FULSTL Awaiting decision
172 Montgomery Street Hillside Edinburgh EH7 5FE
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
-
26/03735/FULSTL Awaiting decision
Holly Cottage 3 Westfield Totley Wells Broxburn EH52 6QJ
Change of use of premises to Short Term Let accommodation.
-
26/03736/FUL Awaiting decision
21 Ashburnham Gardens Queensferry South Queensferry EH30 9LB
Convert existing garage to create new family room and store.