Planning application
53 Albany Street Edinburgh EH1 3QY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Removal of internal wall and reopening of a door.
As published by the council, reference 26/03445/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03445/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- New Town + Broughton
- Decision by
- Local Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH1 3QY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Aug 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 October 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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