82 Nicolson Street Newington Edinburgh EH8 9EW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Internal and external alterations to replace the former offices with five serviced apartments and form new bathrooms and kitchen lounge areas and install two flat roof dormers to rear of building. (as amended) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 5
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- 78 mTheatre Arts Centre, 6 Davie Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 85 mCommunity Centre, 117 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 92 m24-30 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 99 mChapel House, Chapel Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 100 m23-33 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade C
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- 110 m28-30 Howden Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 113 m35-43 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 117 mPear Tree, 34, 36, 38 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 119 m5 Richmond Place (former Royal Blind Asylum WorkshopsGrade B
- 119 m134-140 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 128 m27A Nicolson Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 128 mBuccleuch And Greyfriars Free Church, West Crosscauseway, EdinburghGrade B
- 130 m12-14 Howden Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 132 m7 Hill Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 140 m19 West Crosscauseway, EdinburghGrade C
- 144 m55-57 West Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 145 m4-12 Chapel Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 145 m6 St Patrick Street, EdinburghGrade C
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
- Listed Building Consent
- Postcode
- EH8 9EW
- Received
- 21 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 26 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Parish
- Southside
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Granted
- Decision date
- 1 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- David Bell Architect.
How this decision compares
Decided in 156 days from validation, 99 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 57 for listed building works. Approved, as 93% of listed building works here are.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 11 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 12 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 25 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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