Edinburgh's short-let planning decisions, by the numbers.
Since September 2022, all secondary letting of entire dwellings in Edinburgh requires planning permission. The council has refused over 80% of applications.
In 2025, the council has refused 472 applications and approved just 88 — a 84% refusal rate on decided cases.
All STL applications in this lens since 3 Jan 2025.
Of all decided applications (approved vs refused).
57% of visible cases still open.
351 applications — more than any other postcode.
84% of decided applications have been refused.
Based on 560 decided records in the active lens.
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Rolling 12-month trend
Peak month detected — applications were higher than usual during this period.
By application volume
Entire buildings, flat by flat.
Buildings with the highest number of individual short-let applications in the full archive.
Top postcode districts
By total applications under the active lens.
Top streets
Street-level clustering from the current lens.
How each hotspot splits by route type
| District | Total | FULSTL | CLESTL | CLPSTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EH1 | 351 | 194 | 155 | 2 |
| EH3 | 264 | 158 | 106 | 0 |
| EH7 | 179 | 107 | 72 | 0 |
| EH8 | 151 | 92 | 59 | 0 |
| EH6 | 109 | 76 | 33 | 0 |
| EH2 | 96 | 65 | 31 | 0 |
Most recent decisions
The freshest decided records — useful for sensing whether the council is changing over time.
Change of use of residential flat to short term let (STL) (in retrospect).
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation
Retrospective change of use from dwelling to Short Term Let.
Change of use from residential flat (sui generis) to short term let accommodation (sui generis).
Retrospective change of use from dwelling to short term let.
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Change of use of premises to short term let including external glazed link and alterations.
Latest applications
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
Change of use domestic annex to short term let. (retrospective).
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful based on 10 years of continuous use.
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful based on 10 years of continuous use
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
The property is a self-contained, second floor flat which is being used for residential purposes (sui generis) on a medium to long-term basis.
All cases under the active lens
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
Change of use domestic annex to short term let. (retrospective).
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful based on 10 years of continuous use.
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful based on 10 years of continuous use
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
The property is a self-contained, second floor flat which is being used for residential purposes (sui generis) on a medium to long-term basis.
The property is a self-contained, ground floor flat which is being used for residential purposes (sui generis) on a medium to long-term basis.
Change of use of premises to Short Term Let accommodation.
Temporary planning permission for three years for the change of use of an existing residential flat to short-term let. (Retrospective)
Retrospective change of use from residential flat to short-term let accommodation (sui generis).
Issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
Retrospective change of use of dwellinghouse to short-term let visitor accommodation. No external alterations are proposed.
Retrospective change of use of an existing dwellinghouse to short term visitor accommodation (secondary letting).
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Retrospective change of use of an office unit to short term letting accommodation.
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Change of use of coachhouse to short term holiday let accommodation including proposed alterations and extension.
Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.
Change of use from office to serviced apartment and external alterations including new dormer.
STL.
Existing use as an STL by no more than 4 persons and on no more than 11 occasions per calendar year.
For the existing use of the property as an STL by no more than 6 persons on no more than 22 occasions per calendar year.
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Use as a short term let.
Change of use from offices to serviced apartments. Associated internal plan changes, reinstatement of original door to common stair, alteration from door to window to rear.
Retrospective change of use from residential dwelling to short-term let accommodation for up to 3 guests, with no structural alterations to the property.
Change of use of residential dwelling to a short-term let (in retrospect).
Retrospective change of use to serviced accommodation. specializing in minimum duration stays of 30 days for up to 270 per annum.
Three routes. Very different outcomes.
Full Planning Permission
Applies for permission to change a residential property to secondary short-term letting. In this dataset, most decided cases are refused. Many applications are retrospective.
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use
Confirms a property was used as a short-term let before the control area was designated (September 2022). Typically requires evidence of long-running use. Approval rates can differ from FULSTL.
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use
For proposed short-term let use not yet commenced. Less common in this dataset than FULSTL or CLESTL.
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