Planning application
125 Nicolson Street Newington Edinburgh EH8 9ER
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Changing the use from a hairdresser to a cafe with restricted cooking use.
As published by the council, reference 26/03665/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03665/FUL
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 10 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Parish
- Southside
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH8 9ER
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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25 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 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
5 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 decided full applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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