Planning application
Virgin Hotels 1 India Buildings Victoria Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2EX
Works: Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed creation of a roof terrace to the existing flat roof and install new windows and fixed hot tub.
As published by the council, reference 25/05044/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05044/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2025
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- Old Town
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH1 2EX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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13 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 December 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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