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25/05231/FULSTL - Planning Permission STL Approved

Proposal

Change of use from class 4 (offices) to serviced apartments (sui generis), including internal alterations and reinstatement of a blind window. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received

2 Oct 2025

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Approved

8 Jan 2026

Approved on 8 Jan 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 10

Site constraints 4

Grade A listed: 20 Hill Street, Edinburgh

List entry LB43303 · 1 m away · 80 more listed buildings within 150 m (49 Grade A, 30 Grade B, 1 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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9 m22 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
18 m24 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
20 mEdinburgh Lodge 1, 17, 19, 19A Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
20 m16 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
24 m15 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
26 m21-23 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
30 m13 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
37 m12 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
40 m37 Hill Street Lane North, EdinburghGrade B
43 m97-99 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
45 m47, 49, 49A North Castle Street, 45, 45A, EdinburghGrade A
46 m10 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
53 m51, 53, 55 North Castle Street, EdinburghGrade A
53 m8 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
53 m91 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
53 m93 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
54 m39, 41, 43 North Castle Street, EdinburghGrade A
55 m9 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
56 m95, 95A George Street, EdinburghGrade B
63 m89 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
64 m87 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
64 m87 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
65 m57, 59, 61 North Castle Street, EdinburghGrade A
67 m52 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
67 m50, 50A Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
68 m4 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
70 m54 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
70 m51 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
70 m3 Hill Street, EdinburghGrade A
72 m55, 56, 57 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
74 m63 North Castle Street, EdinburghGrade A
78 m48 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
84 m58 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
86 m45, 46, 47 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
89 m79 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
96 m44 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
96 m1A Hill Street, EdinburghGrade B
100 m50 Castle Street, 48, EdinburghGrade A
100 m36, 38, 40 North Castle Street, EdinburghGrade A
101 m34 and 34A North Castle Street, EdinburghGrade B
102 mCleghorn's Department Store, 100-104 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
102 mSt Andrew's Parish Church, 43 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade B
102 m48A Frederick Street, 48, EdinburghGrade B
102 m86A George Street, EdinburghGrade B
102 m44, 46 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
104 mDr Thomas Chalmers Statue, George Street, EdinburghGrade A
104 m88 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
107 m54, 56, 58, 58A Castle Street, EdinburghGrade A
108 m52 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
110 mVictoria Chambers, 40-42 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B
112 m42, 44, 46 North Castle Street, EdinburghGrade A
112 m40, 41, 42 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
112 mNorth Lighthouse Board, 84 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
114 m58A, 60, 62 North Castle Street, EdinburghGrade A
114 m111 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
114 m58 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
114 mFreemason's Hall, 96, 98 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
117 mDobie & Son, 94, 94A George Street, EdinburghGrade B
119 m36-38 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
119 m92 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
120 m90, 90A George Street, EdinburghGrade A
121 m31, 33 Castle Street, EdinburghGrade B
121 m31, 33 Castle Street, EdinburghGrade B
124 mOxford Bar, 8-8A Young Street, EdinburghGrade B
125 m39, 39A Queen Street and 64, 66 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade A
126 m1-5 Young Street, EdinburghGrade B
126 m115 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
127 mNational Westminster Bank, 78-80 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
129 m25-29, 29A Castle Street, EdinburghGrade B
130 m61, 62, 63 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
134 m106-108 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
135 m76 George Street, EdinburghGrade B
140 mSovereign House, 10 Young Street, EdinburghGrade C
142 m64 Queen Street, EdinburghGrade A
142 m7 Young Street, EdinburghGrade A
142 m23, 23A Castle Street, EdinburghGrade B
145 mRose Street North Lane, EdinburghGrade B
147 mChurch Of Scotland Offices, 117, 119, 121 George Street, EdinburghGrade A
149 m30-32 Castle Street, EdinburghGrade B
149 m57 Frederick Street, EdinburghGrade B

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 390 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: Planning Permission STL
Postcode: EH2 3LD
Received: 2 Oct 2025
Validated: 2 Oct 2025
Ward: City Centre
Parish: New Town + Broughton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 1 Dec 2025
Decision: Granted
Decision date: 8 Jan 2026
Decision level: Local Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Stephenson Halliday.

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