Flat 14 18 Simpson Loan Edinburgh EH3 9GB

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

• 25/05651/CLESTL Awaiting decision

  Flat 14 18 Simpson Loan Edinburgh EH3 9GB

  Short term let visitors accommodation.

  Submitted 24 Oct 2025 Lawful development

1. 15 Sep 2026

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 16 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 25 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 11 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.

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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• Flat 14 18 Simpson Loan Edinburgh EH3 9GB

  25/05651/CLESTL Submitted 24 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~19 Dec

  Short term let visitors accommodation.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 5 docs

• Flat 12 18 Simpson Loan Edinburgh EH3 9GB

  26/00438/FULSTL Submitted 6 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation subject to a minimum stay length of 28 nights.

  Refused Full applications 63 docs

• Flat 3 13 Simpson Loan Southside Edinburgh EH3 9GN

  26/00220/CLESTL Submitted 20 Jan 2026 100 yards away

  Short term let.

  Refused Lawful development 10 docs

• Former Royal Infirmary Site 1 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9EF

  23/03854/S50P Submitted 22 Aug 2023 150 yards away

  Request for a Provisional Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005).

  Decided 2 docs

• Flat 17 6 Simpson Loan Southside Edinburgh EH3 9GT

  25/06268/CLESTL Submitted 28 Nov 2025 150 yards away

  Short term let.

  Refused Lawful development 6 docs

• Flat 17 6 Simpson Loan Edinburgh EH3 9GT

  25/05702/CLESTL Submitted 27 Oct 2025 150 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~24 Dec

  Short term let (change of use to short term let took place within the last 10 years but is not material change of use).

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 4 docs

• 26/04015/FUL Awaiting decision

  11 Chester Street New Town Edinburgh EH3 7RF

  Proposed erection of sunroom to rear garden.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/04024/FULSTL Awaiting decision

  Flat 4 97 West Bow Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2JP

  Retrospective change of use of residential flat to STL.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/03987/FUL Awaiting decision

  BF, GF1, GF2, GF3 13 Great King Street New Town Edinburgh EH3 6QW

  Change of Use of ground and basement floors from Office (Class 4) to Residential (Class 9) with internal alterations across basement, ground and first floors, with the erection of a Rear extension and parking platform in garden.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/03969/FUL Awaiting decision

  7 Marionville Crescent Meadowbank Edinburgh EH7 6AU

  test mb

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/03973/FUL Awaiting decision

  150 Greenbank Road Greenbank Edinburgh EH10 5RN

  Proposed side / rear single-storey extension and attic conversion.

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications