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Scottish Storytelling Centre 43 High Street Edinburgh EH1 1SR

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 25/06054/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

Fabric repairs are proposed to John Knox house focusing on the rebuilding of a previously taken down front chimney, new chimney copes to 3no chimneys and general maintenance repairs including repointing the front elevations.

As published by the council, reference 25/06054/LBC

Application record

Reference
25/06054/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
17 Nov 2025
Validated
17 Nov 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Old Town
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH1 1SR

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01968/LBC Granted

    Scottish Storytelling Centre 43 High Street Edinburgh EH1 1SR

    Fabric repairs proposed to be carried out to 4 No chimneys. Chimneys to be taken down and rebuild due to the current fabric condition.

    Decided 12 May 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 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

10 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

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