Royal Botanic Garden 20A Inverleith Row Edinburgh EH3 5LR

This site has had 9 applications since 2014: 4 approved, 1 refused.

• 26/0604/TCO Awaiting decision

  Royal Botanic Garden 20A Inverleith Row Edinburgh EH3 5LR

  T1 Copper Beech - Reduce canopy to E.

  Submitted 27 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/03058/LBC Awaiting decision

  Royal Botanic Garden 20A Inverleith Row Edinburgh EH3 5LR

  Installation of specialist architectural lighting within and around the Category A listed Victorian Palm Houses, including localised façade uplighting and internal accent lighting, with associated discreet brackets and fixings.

  Submitted 23 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 25/05743/LBC Awaiting decision

  Royal Botanic Garden 20A Inverleith Row Edinburgh EH3 5LR

  The erection of a temporary modular steel ramp to the the south and east of the 1967 Front Range Glasshouses and associated development.

  Submitted 30 Oct 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
• 23/02705/LBC Granted

  Royal Botanic Garden 20A Inverleith Row Edinburgh EH3 5LR

  Development comprises repairs to the historic Victorian Palm House windows and associated works.

  Decided 10 Aug 2023 Heritage and listed buildings
• 21/05274/TCO Granted

  Royal Botanic Garden 20A Inverleith Row Edinburgh EH3 5LR

  Betula Pendula 19687191*I. 15m height, 30cm DBH. Ganoderma sp. fruiting body at ground level - complete removal of tree.

  Decided 8 Oct 2021 Trees
• 21/04201/TCO Granted

  Royal Botanic Garden 20A Inverleith Row Edinburgh EH3 5LR

  Cedrus Libani 19687274*A - Specimen tree - Sirococcus blight - large mechanical wound at base - complete removal of tree.

  Decided 9 Aug 2021 Trees
• 16/01875/ADV Refused

  Royal Botanic Garden 20A Inverleith Row Edinburgh EH3 5LR

  Box Sign.

  Decided 31 May 2016 Advertising
• 14/01589/LBC Granted

  Royal Botanic Garden 20A Inverleith Row Edinburgh EH3 5LR

  Temporarily remove two sections of cast iron boundary railings and sandstone base stones to allow site access for Botanic Cottage project (Ref: 13-00645-FUL). All material removed to be safely stored during site operations and reinstated in summer 2015 to original position following site works.

  Decided 28 May 2014 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 5 Sep 2025

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 9 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 4 November 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   City of Edinburgh took a median of 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year City of Edinburgh decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Royal Botanic Garden 20A Inverleith Row Edinburgh EH3 5LR

  26/03058/LBC Submitted 23 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep

  Installation of specialist architectural lighting within and around the Category A listed Victorian Palm Houses, including localised façade uplighting and internal accent lighting, with associated discreet brackets and fixings.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 18 docs

• Royal Botanic Garden 20A Inverleith Row Edinburgh EH3 5LR

  25/05743/LBC Submitted 30 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~25 Dec

  The erection of a temporary modular steel ramp to the the south and east of the 1967 Front Range Glasshouses and associated development.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs

• Royal Botanic Garden 20A Inverleith Row Inverleith Edinburgh EH3 5LR

  25/05745/FUL Submitted 30 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jan

  Erection of a modular steel access ramp and ticket booth, formation of new porous asphalt paths, soft landscaping and associated works.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 16 docs

• 22A Inverleith Row Edinburgh EH3 5QH

  26/03398/LBC Submitted 19 Aug 2026 100 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

  Replacement of existing single glazed sashes on a like-for-like basis with new sashes, custom-fitted with IGU's. All historical detail to be matched/reinstated. Existing cases to be refurbished in situ.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 5 docs

• Royal Botanic Garden 20A Inverleith Row Edinburgh EH3 5LR

  23/02705/LBC Submitted 22 Jun 2023 100 yards away

  Development comprises repairs to the historic Victorian Palm House windows and associated works.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 12 docs

• Royal Botanic Garden 20A Inverleith Row Edinburgh EH3 5LR

  21/05274/TCO Submitted 7 Oct 2021 100 yards away

  Betula Pendula 19687191*I. 15m height, 30cm DBH. Ganoderma sp. fruiting body at ground level - complete removal of tree.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 22/00954/VAR6 Awaiting decision

  Land To South West Of Meadowfield Farm Turnhouse Road Edinburgh

  Non-material variation application to 22/00954/AMC. House type plot substitution on development plot numbers 11 - 43, 64 - 66, 266 - 267 and 301 - 306. For clarification, the position of the as approved houses are indicated on the site layout with a red dotted line. The overall masterplan site layout / road layout is unchanged. Plot substitution site layout and external materials schedule are provided, along with a suite of relevant house type drawings for Character Zone 7 (Turnhouse Meadows), Character Zone 8 (Meadowfield Steading) and the standard housing areas.

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Conditions
• 24/04767/VAR3 Awaiting decision

  Land 288 Metres Southwest Of 10 Builyeon Road South Queensferry

  Non-material variation application to 24/04767/AMC. Changes proposed as follows: House types handed or moved slightly to plots 117-127. House types on remainder of private plots, updated to current CALA range. Amendments to site layouts. Amended house type.

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Conditions
• 23/05892/VARY Awaiting decision

  The Priory 37 Canaan Lane Edinburgh EH10 4SG

  Non-material variation application to 23/05892/FUL. updates to the internal layouts of the flats and maisonette to improve spatial quality and associated external alterations outlined

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 26/00905/VARY Awaiting decision

  19 Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8EG

  Non-material variation application to 26/00905/FUL. Office Extension Omitted. Bike store A retained, Bike store B omitted. New bike storage in undercroft area. Bin store within landscape omitted, new bin storage in undercroft area. New concertina metal security gate within rear courtyard. Mature trees and fixed outdoor seating concentrated within key nodes. Replacement of single sliding door with double leaf sliding door, adding 1 vertical on entrance façade. Courtyard Entrance: Adjusted placement of sliding panels - number of panels retained. Sixth Floor Roof Pavilion: fixed solid spandrel panels facade replacing glazed panels, Extension of terrace access ramp, Updated terrace landscape design, Increase in height of South facade terrace railing.

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 25/06430/VARY Awaiting decision

  28 York Road Edinburgh EH5 3EQ

  Non-material variation application to 25/06430/FUL. The following variations are sought to the above planning consent: 12 no. PV panels proposed to the northern elevation. 14 no. PV panels proposed to the eastern elevation. Air source heat pump proposed to the northern elevation. Existing door opening on the northern elevation is proposed to be retained with a new black coloured aluminium door. Previously approved chimney on the eastern elevation changed to a metal chimney. Previously approved timber fins on the west and south elevations changed to board-on-board timber cladding. Previously approved 2 no. large high-level windows on the south elevation changed to a single smaller high-level window.

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Conditions