Planning application
9 St Colme Street Edinburgh EH3 6AA
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 office to Class 7 hotel including internal alterations.
As published by the council, reference 26/01515/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01515/FUL
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 9 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- New Town + Broughton
- Decision by
- Local Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH3 6AA
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/01516/LBC Awaiting decision
9 St Colme Street Edinburgh EH3 6AA
Change of use from Class 4 office to Class 7 hotel and internal alterations.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Apr 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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15 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 July 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
22 documents on file for this application
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