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Fairmilehead Water Treatment Works 55 Buckstone Terrace Buckstone Edinburgh EH10 6XH

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/02900/PPP Planning Permission in Principle

Works: Demolition

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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.

  • 26/02961/SCR Awaiting decision

    Fairmilehead Water Treatment Works 55 Buckstone Terrace Buckstone Edinburgh EH10 6XH

    EIA Screening request.

    Submitted 13 Jul 2026 Outline
  • 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.

    Submitted 26 Feb 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Jul 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 13 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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

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Avison Young (UK) Limited. (Torphichen Street). Agent

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Scottish Water Applicant, registered in Glasgow

Active · incorporated 2000 · Glasgow

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

55 documents on file for this application

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What 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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