Land 30 Metres South Of 26 Tolbooth Wynd Edinburgh Data via plota.co.uk

25/05732/CON - Conservation Area Consent Approved

Proposal

Complete Demolition in a Conservation Area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Oct 2025
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Approved
25 Mar 2026

Approved on 25 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 25 Mar 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised granting consent because the demolition would preserve or enhance the conservation area’s character and appearance.
  • Historic Environment Scotland had no comments, archaeology officers recommended archaeological work, and no public comments were received.
  • The committee granted consent subject to the stated conditions, reasons and informatives.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, conditions and committee decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 25 Mar 2026.

Documents 19

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Site constraints 3

Grade A listed: Linksview House
List entry LB52404 · 28 m away · 18 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade A, 13 Grade B, 3 Grade C)
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 ↗
Leith 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.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 235 m away: Leith,dry dock off Sandport Street.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Conservation Area Consent
Received
29 Oct 2025
Validated
29 Oct 2025
Ward
Leith
Parish
Leith Harbour + Newhaven
Case officer
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Target decision
28 Dec 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
25 Mar 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Collective Architecture.

How this decision compares

Decided in 147 days from validation, 105 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 42 for other. Approved, as 100% of other here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
18%go to committee

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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Nov 2025
Committee
25 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No