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25/02981/FUL - Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Thermal improvements to the building envelope will be made, whilst conserving the precast concrete panelling. Create a new dwelling and form new main entrance, concierge space, service and ancillary areas and community facility. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

8 Jun 2025

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Validated

7 Jul 2025

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Approved

20 Feb 2026

Approved on 20 Feb 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 1 Oct 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the retrofit would protect the listed building, improve energy efficiency and enhance the surrounding area.
Consultees raised no objections, while one letter supported investment and improvements to the building.

Read how the committee decided The proposed works, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, public comments and committee decision. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 1 Oct 2025.

Documents 33

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 12

Site constraints 3

Leith 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.

8 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Cables Wynd House, Underground parking, Grade A, 31 m away · 2 Grade A, 2 Grade B, 4 Grade C

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 8 with distances

31 mCables Wynd House, Underground parkingGrade A
67 mBoundary Walls And Gate-Piers, Black Vaults, 85, 86, 87 Giles Street, Leith, EdinburghGrade A
74 mModel Lodging House, 4, 5, Parliament Street, EdinburghGrade C
96 m75-81 Henderson Street, EdinburghGrade C
104 m83-89 Henderson Street, EdinburghGrade C
107 mWarehouse, 88-90 Giles Street, Leith, EdinburghGrade C
138 mSt Thomas' Church, 9 Mill Lane, Leith, EdinburghGrade B
140 mLeith Hospital, 10 Mill Lane, EdinburghGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

Also on the record

Scheduled monument 224 m away: Leith,dry dock off Sandport Street.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 1 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: EH6 6DH
Received: 8 Jun 2025
Validated: 7 Jul 2025
Ward: Leith
Parish: Leith Harbour And Newhaven
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 5 Sept 2025
Decision: Granted
Decision date: 20 Feb 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Collective Architecture (com. St.).

How this decision compares

Decided in 228 days from validation, 168 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Approved, as 79% of full applications here are.

This one228d

Council60d

UK57d

41%decided within 8 weeks

79%approved

8%go to committee

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