Planning application
5 West Tollcross Edinburgh
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed mixed used development with ground floor 40sq/m commercial unit for Class 3 use and 4no. 1 bed apartments on upper floors with roof terrace (as amended).
As published by the council, reference 26/00887/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00887/FUL
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- Tollcross
- Decision by
- Local Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 May 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 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 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 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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