GF 80 George Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 3DU Data via plota.co.uk

22/01207/VARY - Variation of Consent Approved

Proposal

Non Material Variation - minor changes to the approved rooflight and internal and external duct route are required. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Nov 2025
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Approved
26 Jan 2026

Approved on 26 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade A listed: North Lighthouse Board, 84 George Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB28877 · 13 m away · 98 more listed buildings within 150 m (31 Grade A, 62 Grade B, 5 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
SSSI 293 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano; Radon affected area, class 3.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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
Variation of Consent
Postcode
EH2 3DU
Received
27 Nov 2025
Validated
27 Nov 2025
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Jan 2026
Decision
VARIED
Decision date
26 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Savills (UK) Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, 22 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 38 for amendments. Approved, as 92% of amendments here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
188decided in the last year

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Public comments

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Last counted 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
27 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No