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26/00661/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Internal and external alterations to accommodate the redevelopment of the site for the change of use from office to an apart-hotel. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received

23 Feb 2026

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Approved

6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Edinburgh Development Management Sub-Committee on 30 Sept 2026. Earlier deferred on 19 Aug 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised granting consent because the works would preserve the listed building’s special interest and respond acceptably to its setting.
The proposal would convert the office complex into a 53-bedroom aparthotel, with internal alterations, extensions and changes to the rear area.
The committee granted permission subject to conditions, reasons and informatives.

Read how the committee decided The proposed works, site history, officers’ assessment and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Edinburgh's committee minutes of 30 Sept 2026.

Documents 159

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF GRLBCZ-GRANT LBC DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF DM SUB COMMITTEE 30 SEPTEMBER 2026 Committee Report · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF DM SUB 19.8.26 Committee Report · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 12

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Objection Comment · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 4

Grade B listed: 22 Forth Street, Edinburgh

List entry LB45952 · 1 m away · 62 more listed buildings within 150 m (9 Grade A, 51 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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13 m24 Forth Street, EdinburghGrade B
19 m18 Forth Street, EdinburghGrade B
19 m26 Forth Street, EdinburghGrade B
27 m16 Forth Street, EdinburghGrade B
30 m30 Forth Street, 28, EdinburghGrade B
33 m19 Forth Street, EdinburghGrade B
42 m12 Forth Street, EdinburghGrade B
43 mRadio Forth, 13, 15, 17 Forth Street, EdinburghGrade B
48 m29 Forth Street, EdinburghGrade B
51 m7 Hart Street, EdinburghGrade B
53 m3, 4, 5 East Broughton Place, EdinburghGrade B
55 mEdinburgh Printmakers, 23 Union StreetGrade C
58 m21 Union Street, EdinburghGrade B
59 m11 Forth Street, EdinburghGrade B
62 m17, 19 Union Street, EdinburghGrade B
66 m15 Union Street, EdinburghGrade B
68 m10 Union Street, EdinburghGrade B
72 m11 and 13 Union Street, EdinburghGrade B
76 m2 East Broughton Place, EdinburghGrade B
77 m8 Forth Street, EdinburghGrade B
83 m5 and 5A Forth Street, EdinburghGrade B
83 m7 and 9 Union Street, EdinburghGrade B
84 mBroughton St Mary's Centre, 7 East Broughton Place, EdinburghGrade B
87 m25 Broughton Place, EdinburghGrade B
88 m27, 29, 31 Broughton Place, EdinburghGrade B
89 m21-23 Broughton Place, EdinburghGrade B
90 m3 Forth Street, EdinburghGrade B
91 m5, 5A Union Street, EdinburghGrade B
96 m2, 4, 12, 14 Hart Street, EdinburghGrade B
96 m1 Forth Street, EdinburghGrade A
97 m2 Union Street, EdinburghGrade B
98 m37-39 East Broughton Place, EdinburghGrade B
98 m2 Forth Street, EdinburghGrade B
100 m39 Broughton Street, EdinburghGrade B
100 m1-3 Union Street, EdinburghGrade B
103 m14 Picardy Place, EdinburghGrade B
103 m18 Union Place, Leith Walk, EdinburghGrade B
105 m35-37 Broughton Street, EdinburghGrade A
109 m1, 3 Gayfield Square, EdinburghGrade B
109 m7 Antigua Street, EdinburghGrade B
111 m17 Broughton Place, EdinburghGrade B
111 m17 Broughton Place, EdinburghGrade B
112 m27, 29, 31, 33 Broughton Street, EdinburghGrade B
113 m4 Gayfield Square, EdinburghGrade B
115 m3 Gayfield Street, EdinburghGrade C
116 m55, 57, 59, 61, 63 Broughton Street, EdinburghGrade B
117 m25 Broughton Street, EdinburghGrade B
118 m5 Gayfield Square, EdinburghGrade B
120 m11 Antigua Street, EdinburghGrade B
125 m65, 67, 69 Broughton Street, EdinburghGrade B
126 mBroughton Place Church, Broughton Place, EdinburghGrade A
129 m30, 32, 34 Broughton Place, EdinburghGrade A
129 m30, 32, 34 Broughton Place, EdinburghGrade A
132 m28 Broughton Place, EdinburghGrade A
139 m6, 6A Gayfield Square, EdinburghGrade B
139 mWarehouse, 24 Broughton Street, EdinburghGrade B
140 m14, 16, 18, 20, 22 Broughton Street, EdinburghGrade B
143 m73, 75, 77, 79 Broughton Street, EdinburghGrade B
143 mAlbany Street Chapel, 24A Broughton Street, EdinburghGrade A
146 m16-18 Broughton Place, EdinburghGrade A
147 m7, 7A Gayfield Square, EdinburghGrade B
147 m10-12 Broughton 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 246 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.

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: EH1 3LH
Received: 23 Feb 2026
Validated: 23 Feb 2026
Ward: City Centre
Parish: New Town + Broughton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 22 Apr 2026
Decision: Granted
Decision date: 6 Oct 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Scott Hobbs Planning Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 225 days from validation, 148 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 77 for changes of use. Approved, as 51% of changes of use here are.

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