Planning application26/01951/LBC

5 Piershill Place Edinburgh EH8 7EH

Awaiting AssessmentWorth watchingChange of Use & Conversions
Planning document
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Received

6 May 2026

Validated

6 May 2026

Planning Signals

11 detected traits

Use
Place Of Worship
Works
Opening AlterationWindows & DoorsInternal Alterations
Context
Listed BuildingResidential Conversion
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Former chapel at 5 Piershill Place could become a flat, with mainly internal changes plus a small rear wall removal and one doorway reshaped as a window.

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CityScope · Planning Updates

Application 26/01951/LBC

5 Piershill Place Edinburgh EH8 7EH

Awaiting AssessmentChange of Use & ConversionsReceived Local authority

Former chapel at 5 Piershill Place could become a flat, with mainly internal changes plus a small rear wall removal and one doorway reshaped as a window.

Reference
26/01951/LBC
Address
5 Piershill Place Edinburgh EH8 7EH
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Category
Change of Use & Conversions
Impact scale
3/10
Authority
Local authority
Received
Validated
Last scraped
Record created
Latitude
55.9549837
Longitude
-3.1477494

Plain-language summary

Former chapel at 5 Piershill Place could become a flat, with mainly internal changes plus a small rear wall removal and one doorway reshaped as a window.

As filed with the council

External work is limited to removal of a small section of wall on the rear elevation and alteration of an existing doorway to form a window to bedroom 2. Internal work involves alteration of the layout to create a flat.

City Scope Journal

Former chapel at 5 Piershill Place could be converted into a flat

A former chapel at 5 Piershill Place in Edinburgh could be turned into a residential flat, with internal layout changes and limited alterations to the rear elevation. The listed building consent case is linked to a separate change-of-use application for the former Victory House Chapel.

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