2F1 4 Brown's Place Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2HX Data via plota.co.uk

25/04673/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Installation of mechanical extractors, new boiler flue in existing location, installation of secondary glazing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Sept 2025
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Approved
16 Sept 2025

Approved on 16 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade B listed: 2-4 Brown's Place, The Vennel, Edinburgh
List entry LB28370 · 1 m away · 26 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade A, 20 Grade B, 5 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 ↗
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.
Scheduled monument 35 m away: Edinburgh Town Wall, Flodden Wall and Telfer Wall, Heriot Place
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
SSSI 179 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

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 2HX
Received
8 Sept 2025
Validated
8 Sept 2025
Parish
Old Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Nov 2025
Decision
Permission is not required
Decision date
16 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Warmworks Scotland C/o Nicoll Russell Studios.

How this decision compares

Decided in 8 days from validation, 49 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 57 for listed building works. Approved, as 93% 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 31 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
7 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No