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David Hume Tower 40 George Square Southside Edinburgh EH8 9LL

Refused City of Edinburgh 25/06088/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)

Works: Windows or glazing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Proposals for 40 George Square with the focus shifting to stabilisation and consolidation of the facade for health & safety reasons. We are currently in early stages of exploring options for this which includes a light gauge stainless steel open mesh system offering robust protection against slate failure. This would be tension tight to the slate and windows to secure the fabric and would cover the principle elevations.

As published by the council, reference 25/06088/CLP

Application record

Reference
25/06088/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
19 Nov 2025
Validated
25 Nov 2025
Decided
28 Nov 2025
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Southside
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH8 9LL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Nov 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 25 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

37 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

City of Edinburgh refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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