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25/06054/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Fabric repairs are proposed to John Knox house focusing on the rebuilding of a previously taken down front chimney, new chimney copes to 3no chimneys and general maintenance repairs including repointing the front elevations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received

17 Nov 2025

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Approved

15 Jan 2026

Approved on 15 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Site constraints 6

Grade A listed: John Knox's House, 45 High Street, Edinburgh

List entry LB29033 · 11 m away · 57 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 Grade A, 44 Grade B, 7 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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14 m7, 9 And 11 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
19 mMoubray House, 51 And 53 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
25 m1-5 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
25 m57 And 59 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
26 m3, 5, 7 And 9 Jeffrey Street, EdinburghGrade B
26 mNetherbow Wellhead, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
30 m16 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
40 mMission Hall, 63-67 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
40 m2-8 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
42 mGateway, Tweeddale House, 5-11 Tweeddale Court, 14 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
42 m10-12 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
45 m3, 5 St Mary's Street, EdinburghGrade B
47 mSandeman House, 13 High Street, EdinburghGrade C
47 mSedan Chair House, Tweeddale Court, 14 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
48 mBoundary Walls, Trinity College Church Apse, (Between High Street And Jeffrey Street), Chalmer's CloseGrade A
48 m, 36 And 38 High Street, EdinburghGrade C
49 mK6 Telephone Kiosks, Chalmer's Close, High Street, EdinburghGrade B
54 mWall, Tweeddale Court, High Street, EdinburghGrade B
56 m2 Jeffrey Street, EdinburghGrade B
58 m4, 6, 8 And 10 Jeffrey Street, EdinburghGrade B
62 mSkinner's Close, 44-46 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
64 m2 St Mary's Street, EdinburghGrade B
66 m39 Jeffrey Street, EdinburghGrade B
70 mMurdoch's Close, 48-50 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
72 m4 Paisley Close, 101 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
73 mPolice Box, Canongate, EdinburghGrade B
76 m52 And 54 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
77 m6-8 St Mary's Street, EdinburghGrade B
85 mTodrick's Wynd, 56, 58 And 60 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
85 mRailings And Pier, Vaults, Wall, Jeffrey Street, EdinburghGrade C
86 mEdinburgh School Of English, 271 Canongate, EdinburghGrade C
90 m5-7 Blackfriars Street, EdinburghGrade B
92 m11 Blackfriars Street, EdinburghGrade B
93 m2 Cranston Street, EdinburghGrade C
94 m109-115 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
94 m17, 19, 21 Blackfriars Street, EdinburghGrade B
95 mBritish Linen Bank, 250-254 Canongate, EdinburghGrade B
98 mMorocco Land, 265-267 Canongate, EdinburghGrade B
98 mSt Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Cowgate, EdinburghGrade B
105 m263-265 Canongate, EdinburghGrade B
107 m23, 25, 27, 29 Blackfriars Street, EdinburghGrade B
108 m246, 248 Canongate, EdinburghGrade B
110 mNorth Gray's Close, 125 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
110 m2 and 4 New Skinner's Close (former Skinner's Hall), EdinburghGrade A
112 m123 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
119 m127-129 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
119 m1 And 2 Chessel's Court (W Block), CanongateGrade A
119 m1 Chessel's Court, 240 Canongate, EdinburghGrade A
122 m45-47 Blackfriars Street, EdinburghGrade B
122 m(Chessel's Court N Block), 242-244 (Even Nos) CanongateGrade B
127 m30-34 St Mary's Street, EdinburghGrade B
129 m55, 57, 59, 61 Jeffrey Street, EdinburghGrade C
129 m131 And 133 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
135 m8-18 Blackfriars Street, EdinburghGrade B
145 mOld St Paul's Episcopal Church, Jeffrey Street, EdinburghGrade B
147 m5 New Street, Canongate, EdinburghGrade C
150 mRoyal Bank Of Scotland, 29-31 North Bridge, EdinburghGrade B

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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.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; Scheduled monument 211 m away: Edinburgh Town Wall, Flodden Wall, Drummond Street to Pleasance; SSSI 372 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.

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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