Hotel work takes several forms
Office conversions, bedroom changes, refurbishment and a new hotel appear in the same shortlist. Their different scopes help readers focus their research.
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Edinburgh hospitality: where premises are changing
Hotels, restaurants, cafés, pubs and visitor accommodation.
18 premises brought into focus, with clear explanations of the proposed work and its relevance to suppliers, contractors and property professionals.
1 June–31 August 2026
Published September 2026
Published September 2026
Three-month review
Executive summary
Edinburgh hospitality · June–August 2026A clearer view of Edinburgh’s hospitality changes
We reviewed 1,927 entries in Edinburgh’s council planning lists and brought together 18 hospitality premises. This review turns that research into a practical guide to what is changing and which types of business should take a closer look.
18Hospitality premises
6Hotel proposals
4Restaurant proposals
3Reporting months
Smaller works have a place
Kitchen extraction (equipment that removes fumes), signage, awnings and outdoor seating appear alongside larger building changes. Specialist firms have concrete work types to explore.
Location widens the picture
The records extend from central Edinburgh to Corstorphine, Willowbrae and Kirkliston. The map and project summaries show the distribution.
Where the activity is
Edinburgh hospitality · June–August 2026Explore the areas behind the shortlist
Use the numbered key to move between the map and the project examples. The interactive version lets you filter by type of premises and open each summary.
17 broad-area markers are shown. Record 18 has conflicting location details and is listed without a marker. Points show neighbourhoods, not exact properties.
The three months
Edinburgh hospitality · June–August 2026Hospitality proposals appeared in every month
The shortlist contains eight premises in June, four in July and six in August. Reading the months together provides a broader view of the proposed work across the summer.
| Reporting month | Council-list entries reviewed | Shortlisted premises |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 652 | 8 |
| July 2026 | 649 | 4 |
| August 2026 | 626 | 6 |
Use the detail behind the numbers
A month with fewer records can still contain a proposal that fits your business particularly well. The following pages show the work described, from hotel conversions to specialist external alterations.
The figures use the month in which each council weekly list ends. The source coverage and counting method are explained on page 15.
Types of premises
Edinburgh hospitality · June–August 2026Five groups make the shortlist easier to use
The main use of each premises determines its group. A hotel with an in-house restaurant sits in the hotel group, while a standalone restaurant sits in the restaurant group.
| Premises group | Records |
|---|---|
| Hotels | 6 |
| Restaurants | 4 |
| Guest houses & serviced apartments | 4 |
| Cafés & takeaways | 2 |
| Pubs | 2 |
Start with the building change
Compare new development, conversion, extension and internal alterations to identify the types of project your team handles.
Then look at the specialist work
The descriptions identify examples of extraction, frontage work, outdoor seating and landscaping within those premises groups.
A few terms explained: Fit-out means the interior finishes, fittings and equipment that prepare premises for use. Building services include heating, lighting, power and ventilation. Serviced apartments provide short-stay accommodation with services such as cleaning.
Hotels · conversion and layout
Edinburgh hospitality · June–August 2026Existing buildings are being reconsidered for hotel use
These proposals show how hotel activity can begin with a change of use or a revision to internal plans. Each offers a different starting point for interiors, building-services and property teams.
01Broughton / Picardy Place
Hotel layout revisions
Revised internal plans for a hotel conversion, retaining the same number of guest rooms.
Why it matters: Interior designers and heating, electrical and ventilation teams can compare the revised room arrangements with the services they provide.
03Newington
Office-to-hotel conversion
Proposed conversion of an existing office building into a hotel, with associated works.
Why it matters: Interior designers, refurbishment contractors and building-services firms can assess how the proposed hotel layout differs from the existing office space.
05Corstorphine
Hotel conversion with shared facilities
Proposed conversion of offices into a hotel with a restaurant, bar, fitness and events facilities.
Why it matters: Bedrooms, dining, leisure and events spaces create distinct areas for interiors, hospitality equipment and building-services firms to assess.
Hotels · development and refurbishment
Edinburgh hospitality · June–August 2026Hotel proposals range from extra rooms to larger schemes
The hotel group also includes new construction, additional bedrooms and an extension with refurbishment. Looking at the actual scope helps distinguish specialist work from broader building projects.
04Willowbrae
New hotel development
A proposed new hotel with a ground-floor commercial unit, landscaping and access works.
Why it matters: The proposal spans the building and its surroundings, making it relevant to construction, interiors and external-works specialists.
09New Town
Additional hotel bedrooms
Proposed conversion of existing storerooms into additional hotel bedrooms.
Why it matters: Bedroom and furnishing suppliers can focus on a defined room-conversion proposal within an existing hotel.
16Haymarket
Hotel extension and refurbishment
Proposed hotel alterations, an extension and refurbishment, together with landscaping and public-space improvements.
Why it matters: The combination of building and external works gives contractors, interiors teams and landscape specialists a broader proposal to assess.
Restaurants
Edinburgh hospitality · June–August 2026Restaurant changes combine space, services and setting
The four restaurant records cover conversion, extension and outdoor dining. They give suppliers and contractors distinct types of work to compare.
10Southside / Nicolson Street
Restaurant conversion
Proposed conversion of a building for restaurant use, through a listed-building application.
Why it matters: Interiors teams and advisers can examine how the restaurant layout works with the building’s historic fabric.
11Gorgie
Shop-to-restaurant conversion
Proposed conversion of a shop into a restaurant with takeaway service and a rear extraction flue.
Why it matters: The proposal combines a new dining use with a specified ventilation installation, connecting interior fit-out and extraction work in one record.
12Stockbridge
Restaurant alteration and extension
Proposed alterations to a restaurant and an extension at lower-ground-floor level.
Why it matters: An extension changes the space available to the business. Building, interior and services teams can use the plans to understand the proposed arrangement.
17Leith / Shore
Waterfront dining conversion
Proposed conversion of a waterfront structure for bar and restaurant use, with outdoor dining and seating.
Why it matters: The proposal covers indoor dining and an outdoor seating area, allowing interior and outdoor-furniture suppliers to assess their respective parts of the work.
Cafés, takeaways and pubs
Edinburgh hospitality · June–August 2026Smaller hospitality changes have a clear specialist focus
Awnings, signage, extraction and decking are all visible in these records. The summaries distinguish proposed work from an application about work already carried out.
06Marchmont
Café frontage improvements
Proposed awnings, signage and a planter at an existing café.
Why it matters: The proposal names the exterior products involved, helping signage, awning and planter suppliers identify work that matches their range.
07Kirkliston
Café-to-takeaway proposal
An application to change a café into a hot-food takeaway. The council record shows a refusal.
Why it matters: The refusal makes this a planning-history example. Advisers should examine the decision before considering any follow-up on the proposed change.
08Leith / Easter Road
Pub frontage and extraction
Proposed changes to a pub frontage and the addition of an external extraction flue.
Why it matters: The proposal explicitly combines customer-facing work with extraction equipment, making it relevant to frontage and ventilation specialists.
18Edinburgh — location to confirm
Existing outdoor pub decking
An application concerning decking already installed outside a pub.
Why it matters: This is background on existing outdoor hospitality space. The source address and proposal conflict, so its area is still to be confirmed.
Guest houses and serviced apartments
Edinburgh hospitality · June–August 2026Accommodation changes reach beyond hotels
These four records concern a guest house and serviced apartments. They cover both proposed alterations and applications to formalise an existing use.
02Tollcross
A house used as a guest house
An application to formalise an existing change from a house to a guest house.
Why it matters: This documents an existing accommodation business rather than new building work. Operators and property advisers can use it to understand the building’s recorded use.
13New Town
Offices to serviced accommodation
Proposed conversion and alteration of office premises into a serviced apartment.
Why it matters: Changing workspace into visitor accommodation gives interior designers and furnishing suppliers a specific conversion to assess.
14New Town
Former store to serviced accommodation
An application concerning an existing conversion of a former trade store into a serviced apartment.
Why it matters: This records an established change of use, helping property advisers distinguish accommodation history from a proposal for new work.
15New Town
Internal accommodation alterations
Proposed internal alterations associated with a change to serviced-apartment use.
Why it matters: The listed-building application gives interiors specialists and property advisers a way to examine the proposed internal changes.
Reading the locations
Edinburgh hospitality · June–August 2026Different areas bring different questions into focus
The area groupings connect the premises type with the work described. They help you decide where to begin, whether your interest is city-centre interiors, neighbourhood hospitality or larger building changes.
New Town and Broughton
Hotel layout and bedroom changes sit alongside serviced-accommodation proposals. Interior alterations and changes in building use connect these records, helping readers compare the proposed accommodation layouts.
Leith
A pub frontage and extraction proposal appears alongside a waterfront restaurant conversion. The work combines hospitality space with changes to external areas.
Southside and neighbouring areas
A hotel conversion in Newington, café frontage work in Marchmont and a restaurant conversion on Nicolson Street illustrate the range within southern neighbourhoods.
Western and eastern Edinburgh
Corstorphine and Haymarket contribute hotel conversion and refurbishment proposals; Willowbrae adds new hotel development. Gorgie and Stockbridge add restaurant changes.
Wider commercial context
Edinburgh hospitality · June–August 2026Four nearby changes with a practical connection
These selected records sit outside the 18 hospitality premises. Each adds a distinct angle for readers whose work also spans property, care, community buildings or catering infrastructure.
Granton waterfront
Community infrastructure
A proposed primary school and nursery form part of the wider waterfront development framework.
Why it matters: For hospitality operators and property advisers, this provides context on the evolving mix of uses around the waterfront.
Leith
Residential change beside hotel use
A proposal would redevelop hotel parking for apartments.
Why it matters: Property advisers can assess the proposed loss of hotel parking alongside the neighbouring residential development.
Liberton
Care accommodation renewal
A proposal would replace a care home and add specialist accommodation.
Why it matters: Firms serving hospitality and care settings can assess the replacement building and specialist accommodation as a separate project.
Edinburgh Airport
Aircraft catering infrastructure
A proposed airside compound would support aircraft catering and meal storage.
Why it matters: This is relevant to businesses researching catering logistics and operational infrastructure beyond hotels and restaurants.
Use it in your business
Edinburgh hospitality · June–August 2026Turn a broad review into focused research
Interiors and fit-out teams
Start with office-to-hotel conversions, restaurant conversions and bedroom alterations. Compare the proposed spaces with the scale and type of projects your team undertakes.
Kitchen and ventilation specialists
The restaurant and pub examples explicitly mention extraction. Use the detailed records and drawings to investigate the technical scope.
Signage, frontage and outdoor suppliers
Awnings, signage, pub frontage work and outdoor dining are described directly in the shortlist. These are concrete themes for specialist research.
Building and external-works contractors
The new hotel and hotel extension bring building work together with access, landscaping and other external changes.
Hospitality operators and owners
See which types of premises change are being proposed across the city, and use the area summaries to support your own property and operating plans.
Property and professional advisers
Use the source-linked schedule to examine changes of use, listed-building applications and the recorded planning position for client discussions.
What the full report adds
Edinburgh hospitality · June–August 2026Move from the overview to a working project schedule
This free review explains the themes and proposed work. The full pack identifies the premises and brings the evidence into a PDF report and an Excel workbook you can sort and filter.
| What you receive | Free review | Full report · £195 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 project summaries | Broad areas and proposed work | Summaries, commentary and source detail |
| Premises identification | Numbered area examples | Recorded addresses and planning references |
| Supporting evidence | Source and method overview | Available source links, recorded status and related applications |
| Working format | Online and printable review | PDF report and filterable Excel workbook |
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Edinburgh hospitality · June–August 2026How we brought the review together
We reviewed 1,927 entries from 14 complete Edinburgh council weekly planning lists. We screened 77 hospitality-related applications, grouped related applications for the same premises and selected 18 premises for this review. Five related applications provide supporting evidence.
Reporting dates
The reporting period is 1 June–31 August 2026. It includes the complete weekly list ending on 1 June, which starts on 26 May. Monthly totals use the weekly-list end date. Entries can repeat across lists, so the 1,927 total is a count of entries reviewed.
Reading a planning record
A change of use means using a building for a different purpose. A listed-building application concerns changes to a protected historic building. A retrospective application concerns a change already made.
Scope of the review
The report describes changes shown in the council records used for this edition; it does not confirm future work or contracts. Individual home and flat holiday-let applications are excluded, while the identified conversions from commercial premises are included. Status and location issues are explained beside the affected examples.
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