15 Dalkeith Road Edinburgh EH16 5BH Data via plota.co.uk

26/02724/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Selective demolition and alteration of vacant office building to form hotel. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received

26 Jun 2026

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Approved

6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 30 Sept 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the conversion would preserve the listed building and enhance the conservation area.
One objection and one general comment raised concerns about heritage details, original features, access, lighting and monitoring.

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes, Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee minutes, 30 September 2026 .

Documents 25

Site constraints 5

Grade A listed: Moat And Boundary Walls, Including Landscaping, Scottish Widows Fund And Life Assurance Society Head Office, 15, 15B And 15C Dalkeith Road

List entry LB50213 · 0 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade A, 1 Grade B)

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 2 with distances

134 mPreston Street Primary School, Dalkeith Road, EdinburghGrade B
141 mRoyal Commonwealth Pool, 21 Dalkeith Road, EdinburghGrade A

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

South Side 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.

SSSI 195 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

Scheduled monument 195 m away: Holyrood Park; Registered park or garden 201 m away: Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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: Listed Building Consent
Postcode: EH16 5BH
Received: 26 Jun 2026
Validated: 26 Jun 2026
Ward: Southside/Newington
Parish: Southside
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 25 Aug 2026
Decision: Granted
Decision date: 6 Oct 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Montagu Evans LLP.

How this decision compares

Decided in 102 days from validation, 25 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 77 for changes of use. Approved, as 51% of changes of use here are.

This one102d

Council77d

UK56d

27%decided within 8 weeks

51%approved

13%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →