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25/06718/S50 - Section 50 Certificate Approved

Proposal

Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005) Data via plota.co.uk

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30 Dec 2025

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30 Dec 2025

Approved on 30 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

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PDF ISS50Z - ISSUE S50 + S50P DEC NOTICE Decision Notice · 30 Dec 2025 View ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade B listed: 12-20 St Giles Street, Edinburgh

List entry LB30162 · 1 m away · 59 more listed buildings within 150 m (24 Grade A, 35 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.

Show the other 59 with distances

20 m22-26 St Giles Street, EdinburghGrade B
21 m2-10 St Giles Street, EdinburghGrade B
21 mAdam Bothwell's House, 3 Advocate's Close, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
26 m367, 369 And 371 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
33 mTelephone Call Box, St Giles' Street, EdinburghGrade B
38 m361-363 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
39 mHigh Court (Former Sheriff Court), 413-431 Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade B
59 mStatue Of Fifth Duke Of Buccleuch, West Parliament Square, EdinburghGrade A
65 m6 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
66 mWell, Parliament Square, High Street, EdinburghGrade B
69 mCity Chambers, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
74 m18, 19, 20, 21 Market Street, EdinburghGrade B
77 m13, 14, 15 Bank Street, EdinburghGrade B
78 mSt Giles Cathedral, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
79 mBank Of Scotland, The Mound, EdinburghGrade A
82 m435 Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade A
84 m17, 18, 19, 20 Bank Street, EdinburghGrade A
87 mBlackie House, 2-6 (Inclusive Nos) North Bank Street And Wardrop's CourtGrade A
89 mMidlothian County Buildings, George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
91 mK6 Telephone Kiosk, Lawn Market, EdinburghGrade B
92 m437, 439, 441, 443, 445, 447 And 449 Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade B
93 mK6 Telephone Box, Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade B
97 mPolice Call Box, Market Street, EdinburghGrade B
97 m5 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
100 mSignet Library, West Parliament Square, EdinburghGrade A
101 m9 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
101 mStatue, Courtyard, City Chambers, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
105 m1 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
106 mPolice Call Box, Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade B
107 mPublic House And Tenement, 11-13 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
107 mPublic House And Tenement, 11-13 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
110 m453, 455, 457, 459, 461 And 463 Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade B
111 m7, 8 And 9 North Bank Street, EdinburghGrade B
111 m15 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
112 mMarket Cross, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
114 mGeneral, Buchanan's Court, 300 Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade A
118 mPublic House, 15, 16 And 17 Market Street, EdinburghGrade B
121 mStatue Of King Charles Ii, Parliament Square, EdinburghGrade A
122 mLady Stair's House, Lady Stair's Close, Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade A
123 mParliament Hall, Parliament Square, EdinburghGrade A
124 mBaxter's Close, 475 And 479 Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade B
128 mStills Gallery And Tenement, 23 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
129 mIncluding Wall And Railings, Advocates' Library, Parliament SquareGrade A
131 mGladstone's Land, 481, 483, 485, 487 And 489 Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade A
131 m31, 33 Waverley Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
131 mSt Christopher's Hotel, 13 Market Street, EdinburghGrade B
131 m18-20 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
134 m11-13 North Bank Street, EdinburghGrade A
136 m491 Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade A
136 m25 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
136 mFisher's Close, 312, 314, 316, 318 And 320 Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade A
137 m22-24 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
139 mThe Supreme Courts of Scotland, 2-11 Parliament Square, EdinburghGrade A
141 m27-29 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
142 mScotsman Newspaper Offices, 26, 28, 30 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B
144 mPolice Chambers, 192 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
146 mSecession Church, 3 Victoria Terrace, EdinburghGrade B
147 m497 Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade B
148 m31, 33 Cockburn Street, EdinburghGrade B

Historic Environment Scotland ↗

World heritage site: Edinburgh World Heritage Site Boundary

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 ↗

Old 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.

SSSI 189 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3.

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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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: Section 50 Certificate
Postcode: EH1 1PT
Received: 30 Dec 2025
Validated: 30 Dec 2025
Parish: Old Town
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 30 Jan 2026
Decision: Issue S50 Certificate
Decision date: 30 Dec 2025
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Hassard Licensing Ltd.

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