26 Pilrig Street Edinburgh EH6 5AJ Data via plota.co.uk

25/05111/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved
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Proposal

Proposed minor internal alterations to lower ground, ground and first floors in retrospect. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Sept 2025
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Approved
7 Nov 2025

Approved on 7 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Nov 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF GRLBCZ-GRANT LBC DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 7 Nov 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 25 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF HES RESPONSE Consultation · 20 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF REPORT OF HANDLING Report of Handling · 7 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING PHOTOS Photo · 25 Sept 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 2

Grade B listed: 26 Pilrig Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB29495 · 1 m away · 20 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade A, 13 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 ↗
Pilrig 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.
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
EH6 5AJ
Received
25 Sept 2025
Validated
25 Sept 2025
Ward
Leith Walk
Parish
Leith Central
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Nov 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
7 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Covell Matthews Architects Ltd.

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 14 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 57 for listed building works. Approved, as 93% of listed building works here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,109decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
31 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
24 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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