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Royal Lyceum Theatre 15 - 17 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AX

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 25/05876/FUL Planning Permission

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 25/05876/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/05876/FUL
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
6 Nov 2025
Validated
6 Nov 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Tollcross
Decision by
Local 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.

  • 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.

    Submitted 29 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 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.

    Submitted 6 Nov 2025 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 25/05712/LBC Awaiting decision

    Royal Lyceum Theatre 15 - 17 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AX

    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.

    Submitted 28 Oct 2025 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Nov 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 January 2026, 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

16 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year City of Edinburgh decided full applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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  • Royal Lyceum Theatre 15 - 17 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AX

    25/05874/LBC Submitted 6 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    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

    26/03124/LBC Submitted 29 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    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
  • Royal Lyceum Theatre 15 - 17 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AX

    25/05712/LBC Submitted 28 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~23 Dec

    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.

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 5 docs
  • Flat 9 36 Grindlay Street Old Town Edinburgh EH3 9AP

    25/04829/FULSTL Submitted 12 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~7 Nov

    Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 6 docs
  • Flat 9 36 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AP

    26/01852/CLESTL Submitted 30 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    69% historically approved · decision due ~25 Jun

    Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 8 docs
  • 2F2 26 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AP

    26/02324/LBC Submitted 1 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Alterations, relocation of kitchen, form additional bedroom, electrical rewire and associated works.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs

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