217 High Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1PE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed change of shop front - Removal of columns and change of doors to provide enlarged access. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 7 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Nov 2026
Documents 10
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 7
Site constraints 5
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- 10 m209 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 12 m221 - 227 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 15 m48 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 17 m199 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 21 m50 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 25 m42, 44, 46 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 26 m54, 56 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 29 m40 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 30 m233-241 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 39 m34 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 42 m32 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 42 m3 K6 Telephone Kiosks, High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 50 m59, 61, 63 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 50 m67, 69 And 71 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 51 mScotsman Newspaper Offices, 26, 28, 30 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 51 m73 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 51 m142-144 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 53 m156-158 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 53 mPolice Call Box, South Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 54 m55 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 55 mCity Chambers, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 55 m148, 150, 152 And 154 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 56 m128-130 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 57 m124 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 58 m49 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 60 m22-24 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 61 m170 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 65 m43, 45 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 65 m3-4 Hunter Square, EdinburghGrade A
- 69 m18-20 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 73 m186 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 73 mTron Church, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 75 m35, 37 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 83 mCity Art Centre, 1-6 Market Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 83 m31, 33 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 83 mLord Reid Building, New Assembly Close, 142 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 87 mStatue, Courtyard, City Chambers, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 92 mPolice Chambers, 192 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 94 mThe Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, 172 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 95 m27-29 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 98 m25 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 98 m13-17 (Inclusive Nos) Tron Square (Lower And Upper)Grade B
- 99 m1, 3, 5, 7 Blair Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 100 m3-5 Old Fishmarket Close, 190 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 102 mStills Gallery And Tenement, 23 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 102 mRoyal Bank Of Scotland, 29-31 North Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 105 mMarket Cross, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 107 m21 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 107 m1 And 3 Niddry Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 110 m9-10 Hunter Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 111 mSt Christopher's Hotel, 9, 10, 11 Market Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 111 m4, 5, 6 South Bridge, EdinburghGrade C
- 112 mCarlton Highland Hotel, 3-27 North Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 115 m15 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 115 m9, 11, 13, 15 Blair Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 118 m7 Old Fishmarket Close, 190 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 119 m7, 8, 9 South Bridge, EdinburghGrade C
- 123 mPublic House And Tenement, 11-13 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 124 mPublic House, 14 Market Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 124 m131 And 133 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 130 m17, 19, 21, 23 Blair Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 130 m10, 11, 12, 13 South Bridge, EdinburghGrade C
- 131 m7 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 131 m9 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 133 m127-129 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 135 mOld St Paul's Episcopal Church, Jeffrey Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 139 m31, 32-35 And 36-39 (Inclusive Numbers) Market Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 140 m123 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 142 mNorth Gray's Close, 125 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 143 m1 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 146 mSt Giles Cathedral, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 146 m27 Blair Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 147 m6 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 148 m2-8 Advocate's Close, 357 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 148 m119 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
Checked on 3 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 49 days from validation, 8 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 57 for listed building works. Refused, as 7% of listed building works here are.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 27 Oct 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 18 Nov 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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