Planning application
18 Haymarket Yards New Town Edinburgh EH12 5BH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Use of student accommodation as short term let accommodation from 1 June to 31 August annually.
As published by the council, reference 26/00519/FULSTL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00519/FULSTL
- Type
- Planning Permission STL
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 12 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- West End (pre 28 March 2025)
- Decision by
- Local Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH12 5BH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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3 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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City of Edinburgh granted permission on 14 April 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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