Planning application
Land South 240 Metres South East Of 9 Little France Road Edinburgh
Works: New dwelling
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
EIA scoping request - proposed life science and ancillary retail / leisure / food & drink uses, mixed commercial and residential development, hotel, purpose built student accommodation and associated access, landscaping and infrastructure works (abridged).
As published by the council, reference 26/02715/SCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02715/SCO
- Type
- EIA Scoping
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 26 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- No Ward Number
- Parish
- Craigmillar (Inactive)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01477/PAN Granted
Land South 240 Metres South East Of 9 Little France Road Edinburgh
Proposed mixed-use development comprising Class 4 (Business) office, research and development floorspace including laboratory and life sciences uses; ancillary Class 6 storage and distribution; healthcare, clinical, hospital and medical research facilities (Class 8) including training and innovation centres; education uses (Class 10); residential development (Class 9 and Sui Generis) including houses, flats, affordable housing, build-to-rent and specialist accommodation; purpose-built student accommodation and co-living (Sui Generis); hotel accommodation (Class 7) with ancillary conferencing and leisure facilities; retail (Class 1A); Leisure (Class 11),
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 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 21 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
9 documents on file for this application
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This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year City of Edinburgh's median decision took 43 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
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