54, 54A Albany Street Edinburgh EH1 3QR Data via plota.co.uk

26/02575/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) Approved

Proposal

Deconversion of 2 No. residential units (54 and 54A Albany Street) into 1 No. residential property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jun 2026
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Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Grade B listed: 54 Albany Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB28232 · 1 m away · 58 more listed buildings within 150 m (25 Grade A, 29 Grade B, 4 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 ↗
Registered park or garden: The New Town Gardens
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 ↗
New 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
SSSI 368 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.
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
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
Postcode
EH1 3QR
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Contour Town Planning.

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 38 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 67 for new homes. Approved, as 82% of new homes here are.

37%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No