217 High Street Edinburgh EH1 1PE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed change of shop front removal of columns and change of doors to provide enlarged access. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 10 Nov 2025 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Nov 2026
Documents 11
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 5
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- 10 m209 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 12 m221 - 227 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 15 m48 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 17 m199 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 21 m50 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 25 m42, 44, 46 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 26 m54, 56 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 29 m40 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 30 m233-241 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 39 m34 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 42 m32 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 42 m3 K6 Telephone Kiosks, High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 50 m59, 61, 63 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 50 m67, 69 And 71 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 51 mScotsman Newspaper Offices, 26, 28, 30 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 51 m73 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 51 m142-144 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 53 m156-158 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 53 mPolice Call Box, South Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 54 m55 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 55 mCity Chambers, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 55 m148, 150, 152 And 154 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 56 m128-130 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 57 m124 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 58 m49 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 60 m22-24 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 61 m170 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 65 m43, 45 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 65 m3-4 Hunter Square, EdinburghGrade A
- 69 m18-20 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 73 m186 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 73 mTron Church, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 75 m35, 37 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 83 mCity Art Centre, 1-6 Market Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 83 m31, 33 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 83 mLord Reid Building, New Assembly Close, 142 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 87 mStatue, Courtyard, City Chambers, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 92 mPolice Chambers, 192 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 94 mThe Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, 172 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 95 m27-29 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 98 m25 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 98 m13-17 (Inclusive Nos) Tron Square (Lower And Upper)Grade B
- 99 m1, 3, 5, 7 Blair Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 100 m3-5 Old Fishmarket Close, 190 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 102 mStills Gallery And Tenement, 23 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 102 mRoyal Bank Of Scotland, 29-31 North Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 105 mMarket Cross, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 107 m21 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 107 m1 And 3 Niddry Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 110 m9-10 Hunter Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 111 mSt Christopher's Hotel, 9, 10, 11 Market Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 111 m4, 5, 6 South Bridge, EdinburghGrade C
- 112 mCarlton Highland Hotel, 3-27 North Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 115 m15 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 115 m9, 11, 13, 15 Blair Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 118 m7 Old Fishmarket Close, 190 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 119 m7, 8, 9 South Bridge, EdinburghGrade C
- 123 mPublic House And Tenement, 11-13 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 124 mPublic House, 14 Market Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 124 m131 And 133 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 130 m17, 19, 21, 23 Blair Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 130 m10, 11, 12, 13 South Bridge, EdinburghGrade C
- 131 m7 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 131 m9 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 133 m127-129 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 135 mOld St Paul's Episcopal Church, Jeffrey Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 139 m31, 32-35 And 36-39 (Inclusive Numbers) Market Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 140 m123 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 142 mNorth Gray's Close, 125 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 143 m1 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 146 mSt Giles Cathedral, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 146 m27 Blair Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 147 m6 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 148 m2-8 Advocate's Close, 357 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 148 m119 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
Checked on 3 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, 8 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
89 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 27 Oct 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 18 Nov 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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