St Andrew's And George's West Church 58 Shandwick Place Edinburgh EH2 4RT Data via plota.co.uk

26/03545/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) Approved

Proposal

Installation of external lighting. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
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Validated
8 Sept 2026
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Approved
22 Oct 2026

Approved on 22 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade A listed: St George's West Church, 58 Shandwick Place, Edinburgh
List entry LB27367 · 1 m away · 47 more listed buildings within 150 m (19 Grade A, 17 Grade B, 11 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 ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 3; SSSI 469 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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
EH2 4RT
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Nov 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
22 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Matson Mourier Architects.

How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 19 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 25 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 97% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
187decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

105 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No