Planning application
Fairmilehead Water Treatment Works 55 Buckstone Terrace Buckstone Edinburgh EH10 6XH
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Planning permission in principle for demolition of all existing buildings and the erection of a residential (Class 9/Sui-Generis) development and other associated works and infrastructure including car parking, servicing, access arrangements and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference 26/02900/PPP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02900/PPP
- Type
- Planning Permission in Principle
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 10 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Colinton/Fairmilehead
- Parish
- Fairmilehead
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- EH10 6XH
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026.
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26/02961/SCR Awaiting decision
Fairmilehead Water Treatment Works 55 Buckstone Terrace Buckstone Edinburgh EH10 6XH
EIA Screening request.
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26/00798/PAN Awaiting decision
Fairmilehead Water Treatment Works 55 Buckstone Terrace Buckstone Edinburgh EH10 6XH
Demolition of all existing buildings and the proposed erection of a residential-led (Class 9/Sui-Generis) mixed-used development and other associated works and infrastructure including car parking, servicing, access arrangements and landscaping.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jul 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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13 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 September 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Avison Young (UK) Limited. (Torphichen Street). Agent
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
55 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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89% historically approved · decision due ~23 Apr
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Awaiting decision Demolition 3 docs -
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