Planning application
19 Merchiston Place Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 4PL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The listed building itself will not be affected. Proposal is to replace existing driveway, which was installed in the late 1980s with modern materials, and the footpath, which was installed in the post-war period, consisting of concrete / aggregate crazy paving.
As published by the council, reference 26/01303/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01303/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Permission Is Not Required
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permission is not required
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- No Ward Number
- Parish
- Merchiston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH10 4PL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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14 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Permission is not required
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of Edinburgh granted permission on 14 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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