Royal Lyceum Theatre 15 - 17 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Temporary change to stalls seating + stage area. Moving seating from stalls into storage, erecting a temporary stage at higher level with ramped access + raked seating, to provide a theatre space 'in the round' for the duration of one show running from 16th February until 19th April. Temporary stage + seating will be constructed from steel deck units located on existing floor. Any fixings to existing structure will be limited to fixings to the plywood flooring. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 11 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 6
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- 44 m28 Grindlay Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 46 m32, 34 Grindlay Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 53 m11, 13, 15 Cornwall Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 53 m11, 13, 15 Cornwall Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 64 m44-48 Grindlay Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 67 mUsher Hall, Cambridge Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 81 m81, 83 Lothian Road, EdinburghGrade C
- 86 m85, 87, 89 Lothian Road, EdinburghGrade C
- 86 m26, 27, 28 Castle Terrace, EdinburghGrade A
- 91 m1, 3, 5, Grindlay Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 94 m2, 4, 6 Grindlay Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 94 m23 Spittal Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 98 m95 Lothian Road, EdinburghGrade C
- 98 m15 Spittal Street, 13A, EdinburghGrade C
- 98 m36 Castle Terrace, EdinburghGrade A
- 102 m33, 34, 35 Castle Terrace, EdinburghGrade A
- 103 m105-109 Lothian Road, EdinburghGrade C
- 104 m29 Castle Terrace, EdinburghGrade A
- 109 m30, 31, 32 Castle Terrace, EdinburghGrade A
- 110 m6, 7 Cambridge Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 115 m29, 31, 33 Bread Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 117 m1, 3, 5, 7 Spittal Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 119 m57-65 Lothian Road, EdinburghGrade B
- 121 mCastle Terrace Car Park, EdinburghGrade B
- 127 m1 Cambridge Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 127 m119-123 Lothian Road And 5 Bread Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 137 mFilmhouse, 86, 88 Lothian Road, EdinburghGrade B
- 138 m47, 49, 51, 53, 55 Lothian Road, EdinburghGrade B
- 140 mThe Blue Blazer, 2-10 Spittal Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 144 m12 Castle Terrace, EdinburghGrade B
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How this decision compares
Decided in 44 days from validation, 13 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 57 for listed building works. Approved, as 93% of listed building works here are.
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Last counted 28 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 5 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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