53 Albany Street Edinburgh EH1 3QY Data via plota.co.uk

26/03445/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting Assessment

Proposal

Removal of internal wall and reopening of a door. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Oct 2026 and 19 Oct 2026, from Edinburgh's recent extensions.

Site constraints 4

Grade A listed: 53 Albany Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB46114 · 0 m away · 66 more listed buildings within 150 m (33 Grade A, 31 Grade B, 2 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.
Also on the record
SSSI 326 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
EH1 3QY
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Oct 2026
Decision level
Local Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Andrew Megginson Architecture.

Decision outlook

Day 40 of the 56-day target. Edinburgh usually decides extensions by day 49.

Day 4016 days to the 56-day target
65%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,430decided 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 27 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
24 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No