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).
55% of visible cases still open.
334 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 | 334 | 185 | 147 | 2 |
| EH3 | 245 | 150 | 95 | 0 |
| EH7 | 168 | 101 | 67 | 0 |
| EH8 | 144 | 88 | 56 | 0 |
| EH6 | 101 | 72 | 29 | 0 |
| EH2 | 92 | 62 | 30 | 0 |
Most recent decisions
The freshest decided records — useful for sensing whether the council is changing over time.
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.
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
Latest applications
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Change of use from flat (sui generis) to short term let (sui generis).
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
All cases under the active lens
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Change of use from flat (sui generis) to short term let (sui generis).
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
To continue use as short term let.
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Retrospective change of use from residential flat to short-term let for max 4 guests.
Change of use from flat (sui generis) to short-term let (Sui Generis).
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
Change of use to short-term let accommodation for up to 3 months (June to August) of each calendar year.
Retrospective proposed change of use from residential property to short term let.
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
Short term let.
Change of use of residential flat to short term let (STL) retrospective.
The property at 3C Dublin Street Lane South ceased operating as a residential planning unit in November 2019, and subsequently came to be operated as a short-term let in December 2019. There has been no material change of use under section 26B.
Change of use of residential flat to short term let (STL) (in retrospect).
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
Change of use of small flat to STL (in retrospect).
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
The property is currently a short term let.
Change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
Retrospective change of use from and alterations to existing premises to create a serviced apartment.
Change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
Proposed change of use to short term let accommodation for up to 3 months (June to August) of each calendar year.
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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