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Flat 7 4 Gillsland Road Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 5BW

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/02944/FUL Planning Permission

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Proposal

Changing the business area to a flatted dwelling, on the ground floor.

As published by the council, reference 26/02944/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/02944/FUL
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Merchiston
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH10 5BW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jul 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 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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ECD Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Cheshire

Active · incorporated 1995 · Cheshire

57 applications on PlanIndex · across 23 councils · 93% granted

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Bield Housing Association. Applicant

1 application on PlanIndex

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Documents

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

6 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 decided full applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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