Planning application
37 - 41 Nicolson Street Edinburgh EH8 9BE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion of the building for use as a restaurant.
As published by the council, reference 26/03487/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03487/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Parish
- Southside
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH8 9BE
Comment by 25 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on City of Edinburgh's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 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 22 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 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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 39 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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