GF2 54 Cumberland Street Edinburgh EH3 6RE Data via plota.co.uk

26/02439/LBC - Listed Building Consent Refused

Proposal

Removal of a section of the existing internal wall between the living room and kitchen (as amended). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
8 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Grade A listed: 54, 56 Cumberland Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB28614 · 1 m away · 22 more listed buildings within 150 m (7 Grade A, 15 Grade B)
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 6RE
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Aug 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Paul Saggers Associates Limited.

How this decision compares

Decided in 91 days from validation, 41 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 50 for extensions. Refused, as 7% 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 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
10 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No