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25/05799/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Relocation of existing retail store toilets and installation of new end-of-journey facilities within the communal landlord areas at ground floor level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received

4 Nov 2025

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Approved

6 Nov 2025

Approved on 6 Nov 2025 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF PNLBCZ- LBC NOT REQUIRED DECISION Decision Notice · 6 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 4 Nov 2025 View ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade B listed: 41A South West Thistle Street Lane, Edinburgh

List entry LB28840 · 10 m away · 97 more listed buildings within 150 m (30 Grade A, 55 Grade B, 12 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 97 with distances

14 mWarehouse And Garages, Thistle Street South West Lane, EdinburghGrade B
18 m63 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
24 m60-64 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
26 m70-76 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
29 mHill Thomson And Co Ltd, 43, 45 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
29 m65 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
33 m37-41 (odd numbers) Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
35 mYorkshire Insurance & Co, 67 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
41 m54, 56, 58 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
42 m63, 65, 67 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
43 m59-61 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
43 m69 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
45 m53-55 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
50 m50, 52 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
50 m50, 52 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
52 m51-55 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
55 m51, 53, 55, 55A Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
56 m49 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
57 m38-4O North West Thistle Street Lane, EdinburghGrade C
64 m47 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
65 m32 North West Thistle Street Lane, EdinburghGrade C
66 m34 North West Thistle Street Lane, EdinburghGrade C
67 m47 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
68 m36 North West Thistle Street Lane, EdinburghGrade C
69 m40, 42, 44 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
74 m36-38 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
74 mWilliam Pitt Statue, George Street, EdinburghGrade A
75 m57 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
75 m45 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
76 m41, 43, 45 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
77 mVictoria Chambers, 40-42 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
79 m60, 60A George Street, EdinburghGrade B
81 m48A Frederick Street, 48, EdinburghGrade B
81 m44, 46 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
82 m30-38 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade C
83 m56, 58 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
84 m43 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
85 m35, 37, 39 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
85 mBank Of Scotland, 62, 64, 66 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
86 m52 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
90 m34 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
92 m41 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
93 m35, 36, 37 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
93 m33 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
94 m31 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade B
94 m33 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
96 m63-65 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
97 m1A Hill Street, EdinburghGrade B
98 m58 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
98 m29 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
100 m72 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
101 m26-28 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade C
105 m77 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
106 m27 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
107 m2 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
108 mNapier House, 27 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade C
109 m50, 52 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
110 m27-31 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
110 m44 Rose Street North Lane, EdinburghGrade C
113 m1 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
113 mAssembly Rooms, 54 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
114 m37, 35A George Street, EdinburghGrade B
114 m37, 35A George Street, EdinburghGrade C
118 m39, 39A Queen Street and 64, 66 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
118 m46, 46A George Street, EdinburghGrade B
119 m22, 24 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
120 m23, 24, 25 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
121 m30-32 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
122 m6 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
123 m81 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
125 m25 Thistle Street, EdinburghGrade B
125 m40, 42 George Street, EdinburghGrade C
126 m71, 73 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
127 m22 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
127 m65, 67 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
127 m55, 57 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
127 m59, 61, 63 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
129 m21, 23, 25 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
130 m5-7 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
131 m40, 41, 42 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
131 mGordon Thornton Sports Ltd., 72 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade C
135 m21 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
135 m33-35 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
135 m36 Rose Street North Lane, EdinburghGrade C
137 m10 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
138 m24 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
138 m96 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade B
139 mSt Andrew's Parish Church, 43 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade B
140 m104-112 Hanover Street, EdinburghGrade B
140 m38A George Street, 36-38, EdinburghGrade B
143 mNational Westminster Bank, 78-80 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
145 m20-22 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
146 m12 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
146 m32 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
147 m49 Rose Street, EdinburghGrade B
148 m18, 19, 20 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
149 m44 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A

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 368 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council: Edinburgh
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Postcode: EH2 1EW
Received: 4 Nov 2025
Validated: 4 Nov 2025
Ward: City Centre
Parish: New Town + Broughton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 3 Jan 2026
Decision: Permission is not required
Decision date: 6 Nov 2025
Decision level: Local Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Morgan Architects Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 2 days from validation, 55 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 57 for listed building works. Approved, as 93% of listed building works here are.

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