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25/06216/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Internal and external alterations, erection of a flue. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received

26 Nov 2025

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Approved

26 Jan 2026

Approved on 26 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Documents 7

Licence at this address

Licence WeWork Premises licence · in force Hours not given on the register

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 5

Grade A listed: National Westminster Bank, 78-80 George Street, Edinburgh

List entry LB28876 · 0 m away · 94 more listed buildings within 150 m (28 Grade A, 61 Grade B, 5 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 94 with distances

20 mNorth Lighthouse Board, 84 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
28 m76 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
33 m86 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
37 m51 Rose Street North Lane, EdinburghGrade C
38 m30-32 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
42 m89, 91, 93 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
43 m95, 97, 99 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
46 m88 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
46 m24 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
47 m101, 103, 105 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
50 m79, 81 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
56 m79 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
56 m20-22 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
57 m90, 90A George Street, EdinburghGrade A
58 m81 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
63 m116 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
63 m110, 112, 114 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
64 m87 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
65 m89 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
66 m92 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
67 m108 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade C
70 m71 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
71 mWilliam Pitt Statue, George Street, EdinburghGrade A
73 mDobie & Son, 94, 94A George Street, EdinburghGrade B
75 m18 And 18A Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
77 m91 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
81 m138, 140, 142 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
83 m93 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
83 mFreemason's Hall, 96, 98 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
86 mVictoria Chambers, 40-42 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
87 m27-31 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
89 m12, 14, 16 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
91 m95, 95A George Street, EdinburghGrade B
92 mRose Street North Lane, EdinburghGrade B
93 m144, 146, 148, 150 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade C
96 m44, 46 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
97 m21, 23, 25 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
100 m69 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
104 m48A Frederick Street, 48, EdinburghGrade B
105 m6, 8, 10 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
106 m97-99 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
107 m8 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
107 m4 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
107 m152, 154 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade A
108 m10 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
108 m71, 73 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
108 m109 Princes Street, EdinburghGrade B
109 m104-105 Princes Street, EdinburghGrade B
109 m17-19 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
110 m129 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
111 mCleghorn's Department Store, 100-104 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
111 m12 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
111 mYorkshire Insurance & Co, 67 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
111 m106 Princes Street, EdinburghGrade B
112 m37-41 (odd numbers) Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
113 m14 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
115 m25-29, 29A Castle Street, EdinburghGrade B
115 m25-29, 29A Castle Street, EdinburghGrade B
116 mBank Of Scotland, 62, 64, 66 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
116 m100A Princes Street, EdinburghGrade B
116 m9, 11, 13, 15 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
118 m100, 102, 104 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
119 m23, 23A Castle Street, EdinburghGrade B
120 m65 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
120 m99A Princes Street, EdinburghGrade B
122 m18 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
122 m31, 33 Castle Street, EdinburghGrade B
125 mHill Thomson And Co Ltd, 43, 45 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
127 m162 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade C
127 m3 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
127 m60, 60A George Street, EdinburghGrade B
127 m65, 67 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
128 m5-7 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
130 mScottish Conservative Club, 111-112 Princes Street, EdinburghGrade B
130 m5-7 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
131 m22 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
131 m1A Hill Street, EdinburghGrade B
132 m11 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
132 m63 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
134 m52 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
134 m59, 61, 63 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
135 m44 Rose Street North Lane, EdinburghGrade C
136 m19 Castle Street, EdinburghGrade B
137 m24 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
137 m56, 58 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
137 mJohn B Watson Ltd., 3 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
139 m15 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
143 m55, 57 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
144 m13, 13A Castle Street, EdinburghGrade B
144 m70-76 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
145 mEdinburgh Lodge 1, 17, 19, 19A Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
145 m39, 41, 43 North Castle Street, EdinburghGrade A
145 mDr Thomas Chalmers Statue, George Street, EdinburghGrade A
149 mBrown's Bookshop, 57-61 George Street, EdinburghGrade B

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 282 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 3DU
Received: 26 Nov 2025
Validated: 26 Nov 2025
Ward: City Centre
Parish: New Town + Broughton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 25 Jan 2026
Decision: Granted
Decision date: 26 Jan 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Savills (UK) Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 61 days from validation, 4 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 57 for listed building works. Approved, as 93% of listed building works here are.

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