Planning application
Braid Hills Nursing Centre 77 Liberton Drive Edinburgh EH16 6NS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed replacement of existing 119 bed care home with new 132 bed care home and associated retirement /specialist care accommodation to meet current Care Inspectorate standards.
As published by the council, reference 26/02266/PAN
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02266/PAN
- Type
- Proposal of Application Notice
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 25 May 2026
- Validated
- 25 May 2026
- Ward
- Liberton/Gilmerton
- Parish
- Liberton + District
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH16 6NS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 May 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 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 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
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