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5 Tower Place Edinburgh EH6 7BZ

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 25/05925/LBC Listed Building Consent

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

Proposal

Internal and external alterations to enable conversion to short term let use.

As published by the council, reference 25/05925/LBC

Application record

Reference
25/05925/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
11 Nov 2025
Validated
14 Nov 2025
Ward
Leith
Parish
Leith Harbour + Newhaven
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH6 7BZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Nov 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 14 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 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

33 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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 43 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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