Planning application
78B Queen Street Edinburgh EH2 4NF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective Planning Permission for Change of use of Basement commercial unit to STL (Sui Generis).
As published by the council, reference 26/00969/FULSTL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00969/FULSTL
- Type
- Planning Permission STL
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- New Town + Broughton
- Decision by
- Local Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH2 4NF
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/03376/LBC Awaiting decision
78B Queen Street Edinburgh EH2 4NF
Replacement of rear external door with fixed window.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 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 6 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
7 documents on file for this application
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