18B Frederick Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 2HB Data via plota.co.uk

25/04867/LBC - Listed Building Consent Refused

Proposal

Alter existing windows to Rose Street elevation by introducing a transom to 2 windows and adding a transom and 2 opening sections to 1 window. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Sept 2025
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Refused
17 Nov 2025
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 17 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Nov 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade B listed: 18 And 18A Frederick Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB28790 · 0 m away · 69 more listed buildings within 150 m (14 Grade A, 51 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.
Show the other 69 with distances
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 220 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano; Radon affected area, class 3.
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, 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
EH2 2HB
Received
15 Sept 2025
Validated
15 Sept 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Nov 2025
Decision
Refused
Decision date
17 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
David Bell Architect.

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 6 days slower 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 1 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
20 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
14 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No