8 Sciennes Gardens Edinburgh EH9 1NR Data via plota.co.uk

25/05550/LBC - Listed Building Consent Refused
Listed buildings

Proposal

Remove fireplace surround and grate. It was formerly the dining room and is now the kitchen. Further adjustments required which would entail removal of fireplace (no change to exterior of the building). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Oct 2025
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Refused
9 Dec 2025
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 9 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF RELBCZ- REFUSE LBC NOTICE Decision Notice · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION PDF Application Form · 20 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF REPORT OF HANDLING Report of Handling · 9 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Grade C listed: 8 Sciennes Gardens, Edinburgh
List entry LB30473 · 1 m away · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 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 ↗
Grange 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.
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 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
EH9 1NR
Received
20 Oct 2025
Validated
20 Oct 2025
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Marchmont + Sciennes
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Dec 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
9 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 7 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 57 for listed building works. Refused, as 7% of listed building works here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,109decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
19 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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