4 India Buildings Victoria Street Edinburgh EH1 2EX Data via plota.co.uk

25/06295/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Further amendments to the proposed internal layout in accordance with the delivery of the approved use of the site as a destination spa facility (as amended). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Dec 2025
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Approved
10 Mar 2026

Approved on 10 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade A listed: 5-6 India Buildings, Victoria Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB29868 · 7 m away · 88 more listed buildings within 150 m (28 Grade A, 44 Grade B, 16 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 ↗
World heritage site: Edinburgh World Heritage Site Boundary
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 ↗
Old 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 194 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Scheduled monument 203 m away: Edinburgh Castle/Caisteal Dhùn Èideann.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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
EH1 2EX
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
1 Dec 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Old Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Jan 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
10 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
CBRE

How this decision compares

Decided in 99 days from validation, 42 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 57 for listed building works. Approved, as 93% of listed building works here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,109decided in the last year

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 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No