Planning application
PF3 42 Buchanan Street Edinburgh EH6 8RF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of residential flat to short term let (STL) (in retrospect).
As published by the council, reference 26/02622/FULSTL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02622/FULSTL
- Type
- Planning Permission STL
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Leith Walk
- Parish
- Leith Central
- Decision by
- Local Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH6 8RF
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/03040/CLESTL Awaiting decision
PF3 42 Buchanan Street Edinburgh EH6 8RF
Confirming existing use as short term let accommodation
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 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 17 August 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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