Flat 4 51 Blackfriars Street Edinburgh EH1 1NB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02925/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Replacement of existing single glazed windows panes with slimline double-glazed panes, retaining existing window frames and fittings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Validated
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade B listed: 49-51 Blackfriars Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB28326 · 1 m away · 62 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 Grade A, 46 Grade B, 10 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.
Show the other 62 with distances
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.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 160 m away: Edinburgh Town Wall, Flodden Wall, Drummond Street to Pleasance; Radon affected area, class 3.
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 1NB
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Old Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Local Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
The City Of Edinburgh Council.

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, about the council's usual 50 days. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,639decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No