Planning application
5 Montague Street Edinburgh EH8 9QT
Works: Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from flat (sui generis) to short-term let (sui generis) and to replace the windows to the front and rear of the property.
As published by the council, reference 25/06715/FULSTL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/06715/FULSTL
- Type
- Planning Permission STL
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 29 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 28 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Parish
- Southside
- Decision by
- Local Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH8 9QT
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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26/00024/LBC Awaiting decision
5 Montague Street Edinburgh EH8 9QT
Internal alterations and replacing the windows to the front and rear of the property.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Dec 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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28 Jan 2026
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 25 March 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
10 documents on file for this application
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5 Montague Street Edinburgh EH8 9QT
95% historically approved · decision due ~25 Apr
Internal alterations and replacing the windows to the front and rear of the property.
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Granted Heritage and listed buildings 9 docs -
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