45 Leith Street Edinburgh EH1 3AT Data via plota.co.uk

25/05534/FUL - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Remedial and repair work to the building envelope with new cladding and access walkways; works to roof terraces and wall cappings; create new bike store; reconfiguration and refurbishment of office space, and new solar panels with plant machinery upgrades. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

20 Oct 2025

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Validated

28 Oct 2025

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Approved

21 Jan 2026

Approved on 21 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 15

Site constraints 4

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.

SSSI 56 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

20 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: 43 Leith Street, Edinburgh, Grade B, 41 m away · 8 Grade A, 12 Grade B

The site itself is not listed. 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.

Show all 20 with distances

41 m43 Leith Street, EdinburghGrade B
48 m9, 11, 13 Calton Hill, EdinburghGrade B
55 mWaterloo Hotel, 23-25 Waterloo Place, EdinburghGrade A
55 m15 Calton Hill, EdinburghGrade B
60 m16, 18 Calton Hill, EdinburghGrade B
61 m29, 31, 33, 35 Leith Street, EdinburghGrade B
67 mNorth Section, Old Calton Burial Ground, Waterloo Place, EdinburghGrade A
72 m20, 22 Calton Hill, EdinburghGrade B
74 m23, 25 Leith Street, EdinburghGrade B
82 m24 Calton Hill, EdinburghGrade B
82 mConvening Rooms, 29 Waterloo Place, EdinburghGrade A
85 mBank, 17, 19, 21 Waterloo Place, EdinburghGrade A
90 m26 Calton Hill, EdinburghGrade B
93 mRegent Bridge, EdinburghGrade A
98 m13, 15 Leith Street, EdinburghGrade B
98 mRock House, Calton Hill, EdinburghGrade A
108 m5, 7, 9, 11 Leith Street, EdinburghGrade B
111 mOld Post Office, 16, 18, 20 Waterloo Place, EdinburghGrade A
122 m6, 8, 10, 12, 14 Waterloo Place, EdinburghGrade A
143 mRetaining Wall, Regent Road, EdinburghGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

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 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: Planning Permission
Postcode: EH1 3AT
Received: 20 Oct 2025
Validated: 28 Oct 2025
Ward: City Centre
Parish: New Town + Broughton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 24 Dec 2025
Decision: Not Development
Decision date: 21 Jan 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Jm Architects.

How this decision compares

Decided in 85 days from validation, 25 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Approved, as 79% of full applications here are.

This one85d

Council60d

UK57d

41%decided within 8 weeks

79%approved

8%go to committee

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