Aberdeen City Council • 260156/DPP
City centre flat proposed for short-term holiday let use
63 Virginia Street Aberdeen AB11 5AX
An applicant has applied to convert a flat on Virginia Street into short-term holiday accommodation for up to four guests at a time.
- Status
- pending
- Type
- other
- Consultation ends
- 2026-02-25
Summary
The applicant is seeking permission to use a flat at 63 Virginia Street as short-term let accommodation. Instead of being a permanent home, the flat could be rented out to visiting guests, with no more than four people staying at any one time. The flat sits in Aberdeen city centre, close to Aberdeen Harbour and several places of worship including St Andrew's Cathedral and St Peter's Roman Catholic Church, all a couple of minutes' walk away. Hanover Street School is a couple of minutes' walk, and the A956 — a busy road carrying around 18,000 vehicles a day — runs directly past the property. Fourteen similar applications have been made within 1km in the past twelve months. The council will consider whether this adds to cumulative pressure on the availability of long-term rented homes in the area.
What you can do
You can comment on this application using reference 260156/DPP on Aberdeen City Council's planning portal. The council can consider impacts on residential amenity, housing supply policy, and the character of the area. They cannot take into account personal objections to the applicant or matters unrelated to planning.