12 - 26 St Giles Street Edinburgh EH1 1PT

This site has had 4 applications since 2014: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/03001/FUL Awaiting decision

  12 - 26 St Giles Street Edinburgh EH1 1PT

  Change of colour of facade from mid grey-blue to red-orange.

  Submitted 20 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 23/02747/LBC Granted

  12 - 26 St Giles Street Edinburgh EH1 1PT

  All the existing exterior windows of the hotel (including fixed lights and exterior door glazing) are to be refurbished to maintain the historic building fabric and improve the thermal performance of the building. Most of the existing glazing is to be replaced with Fineo sealed units. Windows without Fineo glass, including the large shopfront windows and door glazing will have standard krypton filled double glazed units or Gecko secondary panes.

  Decided 15 Aug 2023 Heritage and listed buildings
• 14/02513/LBC Granted

  12 - 26 St Giles Street Edinburgh EH1 1PT

  Display permanent signage to external facade at The News Steps.

  Decided 29 Jul 2014 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 20 Jul 2026

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 14 September 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 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• 12 - 26 St Giles Street Edinburgh EH1 1PT

  26/03001/FUL Submitted 20 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~14 Sep

  Change of colour of facade from mid grey-blue to red-orange.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 5 docs

• 12 - 26 St Giles Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1PT

  25/06019/LBC Submitted 14 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Downtake existing non load-bearing internal partitions, install new internal partitions to form accessible WC, additional WC and refurbish property.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 5 docs

• 12 - 26 St Giles Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1PT

  25/06718/S50 Submitted 30 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005)

  Decided 2 docs

• 12 - 26 St Giles Street Edinburgh EH1 1PT

  23/02747/LBC Submitted 26 Jun 2023 50 yards away

  All the existing exterior windows of the hotel (including fixed lights and exterior door glazing) are to be refurbished to maintain the historic building fabric and improve the thermal performance of the building. Most of the existing glazing is to be replaced with Fineo sealed units. Windows without Fineo glass, including the large shopfront windows and door glazing will have standard krypton filled double glazed units or Gecko secondary panes.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 16 docs

• 12 - 26 St Giles Street Edinburgh EH1 1PT

  14/02513/LBC Submitted 23 Jun 2014 50 yards away

  Display permanent signage to external facade at The News Steps.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 7 docs

• 1F 6 St Giles Street Edinburgh EH1 1PT

  26/02582/CLESTL Submitted 17 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~12 Aug

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

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 6 docs

• 26/04014/LBC Awaiting decision

  3F1 320 Leith Walk Edinburgh EH6 5BU

  Increase opening between kitchen and cupboard, and to create opening between cupboard and living room.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/03855/LBC Granted

  21 Ravelston Garden Ravelston Edinburgh EH4 3LE

  Internal alterations to property, including formation of shower room, removal of masonry store in Kitchen, installation of w.c with toilet and all associated works.

  Received 24 Sep, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/03988/LBC Awaiting decision

  BF, GF1, GF2, GF3 13 Great King Street New Town Edinburgh EH3 6QW

  Internal reconfiguration, extension to rear and removal of a small section of boundary wall.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/03989/LBC Awaiting decision

  BF 18 Coates Crescent New Town Edinburgh EH3 7AF

  Proposed alteration of existing window to create new doorway.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/03967/LBC Awaiting decision

  Camilla House 19 Grange Terrace Grange Edinburgh EH9 2LF

  Erect a partition between the opening between lounge and dining room and erect a privacy partiton.

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Heritage and listed buildings