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Old College 68 South Bridge Old Town Edinburgh EH8 9YL

25/01950/LBCListed Building ConsentAwaiting decision

Proposal

The proposals are to add handrails to the main external entrance steps in Old College Quadrangle to improve accessibility and address health and safety issues. These include the entrances to the School of Law and Law library on the north side and the entrances to the Registry and Playfair library to the south side. The proposals are for a contemporary design influenced by the historic setting comprising brass handrails with a patinated bronze finish fixed to the stone treads.

Received
14 April 2025
Decision due
13 June 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
City Centre
  1. Received14 Apr
  2. Validated14 Apr
  3. Consult.16 May
  4. Target13 Jun
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 16 May.

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About this application

This is a heritage application at Old College 68 South Bridge Old Town Edinburgh EH8 9YL. Edinburgh has handled 1,148 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 April 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 303 applications across City Centre. We hold 631 applications in total for the EH8 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
EH8 9YL
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Old Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 April 2025
Last date for comments
16 May 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
60 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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