Planning application
Royal Lyceum Theatre 15 - 17 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Temporary change to stalls seating + stage area. Moving seating from stalls into storage, erecting a temporary stage at higher level with ramped access + raked seating, to provide a theatre space 'in the round' for the duration of one show running from 16th February until 19th April. Temporary stage + seating will be constructed from steel deck units located on existing floor. Any fixings to existing structure will be limited to fixings to the plywood flooring.
As published by the council, reference 25/05712/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05712/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 28 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 28 Oct 2025
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- Tollcross
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH3 9AX
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025.
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26/03124/LBC Awaiting decision
Royal Lyceum Theatre 15 - 17 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AX
The installation of a new boiler flue through the rear elevation and repalce the internal boiler.
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25/05874/LBC Awaiting decision
Royal Lyceum Theatre 15 - 17 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AX
Removal and replacement of 6 No. antennas (3 No. in-situ; 3 No. with relocation). Installation of 3 No. dishes (2 No. 300mm; 1 No. 600mm). All ancillary development. All apparatus to be painted to match fabric of host building.
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25/05876/FUL Awaiting decision
Royal Lyceum Theatre 15 - 17 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AX
Removal and replacement of 6 No. antennas (3 No. in-situ; 3 No. with relocation). Installation of 3 No. dishes (2 No. 300mm; 1 No. 600mm) All ancillary development. All apparatus to be painted to match fabric of host building.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Oct 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 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 41 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Royal Lyceum Theatre 15 - 17 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AX
95% historically approved · decision due ~1 Jan
Removal and replacement of 6 No. antennas (3 No. in-situ; 3 No. with relocation). Installation of 3 No. dishes (2 No. 300mm; 1 No. 600mm). All ancillary development. All apparatus to be painted to match fabric of host building.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs -
Royal Lyceum Theatre 15 - 17 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AX
83% historically approved · decision due ~1 Jan
Removal and replacement of 6 No. antennas (3 No. in-situ; 3 No. with relocation). Installation of 3 No. dishes (2 No. 300mm; 1 No. 600mm) All ancillary development. All apparatus to be painted to match fabric of host building.
Awaiting decision Full applications 16 docs -
Royal Lyceum Theatre 15 - 17 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AX
95% historically approved · decision due ~23 Sep
The installation of a new boiler flue through the rear elevation and repalce the internal boiler.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 5 docs -
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Awaiting decision Full applications 6 docs -
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