Planning application
8 Sciennes Gardens Edinburgh EH9 1NR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Remove fireplace surround and grate. It was formerly the dining room and is now the kitchen. Further adjustments required which would entail removal of fireplace (no change to exterior of the building).
As published by the council, reference 25/05550/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05550/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Parish
- Marchmont + Sciennes
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH9 1NR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 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
3 documents on file for this application
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