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Scottish National Portrait Gallery 1 Queen Street Edinburgh EH2 1JD

Granted City of Edinburgh 20/00864/LBC Listed Building Consent

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Proposed alterations to alter and extend 4no. handrails to each of the 2 main staircases, at each of the quarter landings (8no. rails in total).

As published by the council, reference 20/00864/LBC

Application record

Reference
20/00864/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Application Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
21 Feb 2020
Validated
21 Feb 2020
Decided
4 May 2020
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town/Broughton (pre 28 March 2025)
Decision by
Fast Track Decision - historic 12/06/23
Postcode
EH2 1JD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Feb 2020

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 4 May 2020

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

13 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 4 May 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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