3 Semple Street Edinburgh EH3 8BL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
A new VRF enclosure will be formed within the basement car park, with associated refrigerant pipework distributed from the basement to Level 04. The pipework will rise via the existing lightwell to Level 00, continue externally along the existing retaining wall and trench within a new mesh enclosure replacing the existing timber-clad enclosure, then enter the building low level through the existing louvred plant space at Level 00 before being distributed internally to the upper floors. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Aug 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 5
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Important details
- Council
- Edinburgh
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
- Postcode
- EH3 8BL
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- Tollcross
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 3 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 28 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Michael Laird Architects.
How this decision compares
Decided in 24 days from validation, about the council's usual 25 days. Approved, as 97% of utility and infrastructure works here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 29 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 25 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 3 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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