3F2 3 High Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1SR Data via plota.co.uk

25/05237/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) Approved

Proposal

The flat currently has 6 wooden sash windows. I would like to install Aluminum (SG) secondary glazing behind of each of the windows in the property. They would also be sash windows and would not alter in any way the character of the windows when viewed from the outside. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Oct 2025
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Validated
13 Oct 2025
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Approved
13 Nov 2025

Approved on 13 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade B listed: 1-5 High Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB29031 · 0 m away · 53 more listed buildings within 150 m (7 Grade A, 39 Grade B, 7 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.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
World heritage site: Edinburgh World Heritage Site Boundary
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 ↗
Old 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
Radon affected area, class 3; Scheduled monument 206 m away: Edinburgh Town Wall, Flodden Wall, Drummond Street to Pleasance; SSSI 357 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
Postcode
EH1 1SR
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
13 Oct 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Old Town
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Dec 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
13 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 32 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 63 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 56% of lawful development certificates here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
56%approved
570decided in the last year

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Public comments

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Last counted 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
12 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No