Planning application
Flat 12 18 Simpson Loan Southside Edinburgh EH3 9GB
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 of premises to short term let accommodation subject to a minimum stay length of 28 nights.
As published by the council, reference 26/00438/FULSTL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00438/FULSTL
- Type
- Planning Permission STL
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 6 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Feb 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- Tollcross
- Decision by
- Local Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH3 9GB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 April 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 38 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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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year City of Edinburgh decided full applications in a median of 61 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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