Planning application
Land 30 Metres West Of 7 Tower Street Edinburgh
Works: New dwelling
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Proposal
The proposal is to subdivide and redevelop existing hotel carpark with the construction of 18 number 1, 2 and 3 bed apartments contained within a single 5 storey block, including ancillary spaces, bin storage, landscaping and parking provision.
As published by the council, reference 26/02684/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02684/FUL
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 24 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Leith
- Parish
- Leith Harbour + Newhaven
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/00167/FUL Withdrawn
Land 30 Metres West Of 7 Tower Street Edinburgh
The proposal is for the redevelopment of the existing surface car park and the construction of 18 number 1, 2 and 3 bed apartments contained within a single 5 storey block, including ancillary spaces, bin storage, landscaping and parking provision (as amended).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 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 19 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
24 documents on file for this application
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