Planning application
Sir James McKay House 18 Ravelston Park Edinburgh EH4 3DX
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Development consisting of change of use, from 21 bed residential care home to 5 residential apartments.
As published by the council, reference 25/06271/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/06271/FUL
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 28 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 28 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 14 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Corstorphine/Murrayfield
- Parish
- Murrayfield
- Decision by
- Local Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH4 3DX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Nov 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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14 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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28 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
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City of Edinburgh granted permission on 14 January 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.
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