6 St Stephen Place Edinburgh EH3 5AJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/05491/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

The proposals are for alterations to facilitate the change of use from silversmith workshop (sui generis) to short term visitor accommodation (sui generis) (as amended). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Oct 2025
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Approved
28 Apr 2026

Approved on 28 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Grade B listed: 31, 33, 35, 37, 39 St Stephen Street, Stockbridge, Edinburgh
List entry LB29745 · 1 m away · 35 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade A, 28 Grade B, 3 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.
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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
EH3 5AJ
Received
15 Oct 2025
Validated
15 Oct 2025
Ward
Inverleith
Parish
Stockbridge + Inverleith
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Dec 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
28 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Covell Matthews Architects Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 195 days from validation, 138 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

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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
14 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No