Proposed Fringe Festival Venue Site Teviot Place Bristo Square Edinburgh Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Site comprising two performance venues, a box office bars, food traders and ancillary office and storage. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 19 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 10 Jun 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised granting permission because temporary harm to listed buildings’ settings was outweighed by economic and cultural benefits.
- One contributor raised concerns about festival infrastructure, noise, public space, servicing and the length of the consent.
Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 10 Jun 2026.
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
Show the other 25 with distances
- 63 mUniversity Students' Union, Teviot Row House, Bristo Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 70 mMcewan Hall, Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 79 mUniversity Of Edinburgh, Reid School of Music, 14 Bristo Square, EdinburghGrade A
- 81 m1-3 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
- 82 m49, 51, 53 Lothian Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 89 m4, 5, 6 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
- 96 m41-47 Lothian Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 98 mJericho House, 55-55A Lothian Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 99 m7, 8, 9, 10 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
- 102 mPsychology Department, University Of Edinburgh, 7 George Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 108 m7 Brighton Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 112 m11, 12, 13, 14 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
- 114 m29-39 Lothian Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 119 mSeventh Day Adventist Church, 2-3 Bristo Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 119 m15-16 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
- 125 m6 Brighton Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 131 m19-21 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
- 132 mOddfellows Hall, 12, 14, 16 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade B
- 134 m31, 33 Marshall Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 136 mNew Building, Medical School, University Of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade A
- 138 m5-6 Bristo Place, EdinburghGrade C
- 140 m16, 18, 20 Marshall Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 142 m20 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
- 144 m60 George Square, EdinburghGrade A
- 147 m6 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
Checked on 11 September 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. Approved, as 95% of commercial and major works here are.
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Consultation & key dates
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