87 - 87A, 89 - 89A George Street Edinburgh EH2 3ES Data via plota.co.uk

26/02705/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

External and internal alterations including new shop front and to form connections with adjacent property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jun 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Licence at this address

  • Licence Hamilton & Inches Premises licence · in force Hours not given on the register

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 5

Grade B listed: 87 George Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB28846 · 3 m away · 97 more listed buildings within 150 m (44 Grade A, 49 Grade B, 4 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
Radon affected area, class 3; SSSI 335 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, 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
EH2 3ES
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Waldo Studio.

How this decision compares

Decided in 95 days from validation, 45 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 50 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,639decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 28 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
31 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No