12 - 26 St Giles Street Edinburgh EH1 1PT Data via plota.co.uk

26/03000/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
7 Sept 2026

Approved on 7 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade B listed: 12-20 St Giles Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB30162 · 1 m away · 59 more listed buildings within 150 m (24 Grade A, 35 Grade B)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
World heritage site: Edinburgh World Heritage Site Boundary
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Old Town conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
SSSI 189 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Edinburgh
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
EH1 1PT
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Old Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
D2 Architect.

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 8 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 57 for listed building consent. Approved, as 93% of listed building consent here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,111decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No