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Scottish Storytelling Centre 43 High Street Edinburgh EH1 1SR

25/06054/LBCListed Building ConsentAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Fabric repairs are proposed to John Knox house focusing on the rebuilding of a previously taken down front chimney, new chimney copes to 3no chimneys and general maintenance repairs including repointing the front elevations.

Received
17 November 2025
Decision due
16 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
City Centre
  1. Received17 Nov
  2. Validated17 Nov
  3. Consult.19 Dec
  4. Target16 Jan
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 19 December.

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About this application

This is a heritage application at Scottish Storytelling Centre 43 High Street Edinburgh EH1 1SR. Edinburgh has handled 1,148 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 November 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 303 applications across City Centre. We hold 568 applications in total for the EH1 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
EH1 1SR
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Old Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 November 2025
Last date for comments
19 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Jo Parry-Geddes 5 Easter Dalmeny Edinburgh EH30 9TS

Planning decision

Statutory period
60 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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