The building has been uninhabitable due to damage caused by a fire in 2021.
A wizard-themed holiday let above the café where JK Rowling famously wrote Harry Potter has been rejected despite claims it is the only way to bring the building back to life.
A meeting of City of Edinburgh Council's Local Review Body heard that the building on Merchant Street in the Capital had been uninhabitable since the fire in August 2021. They said: "Renovation costs are substantial, and insurance funding has not been received. Only the higher revenue from short-term lets can provide the necessary level of income to make renovation viable.
The review body was split over their decision with Councillors Amy McNeese-Meechan and Joanna Mowat arguing the unique circumstances surrounding the property meant it should be allowed to over ride policy and become a short term let.
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