Planning application
GF, 1F, 2F 6 Chester Street Edinburgh EH3 7RA
Works: New dwelling
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 Class 4 (Offices) to serviced apartments (sui generis in retrospect).
As published by the council, reference 26/01407/FULSTL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01407/FULSTL
- Type
- Planning Permission STL
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- West End
- Decision by
- Local Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH3 7RA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Apr 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 28 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
6 documents on file for this application
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