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David Hume Tower 40 George Square Edinburgh EH8 9LL

25/06568/LBCListed Building ConsentAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Light gauge stainless steel mesh will be secured to the building's superstructure.

Received
17 December 2025
Decision due
16 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Southside/Newington
  1. Received17 Dec
  2. Validated17 Dec
  3. Consult.2 Feb
  4. Target16 Feb
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 2 February.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (45)

About this application

This is a heritage application at David Hume Tower 40 George Square Edinburgh EH8 9LL. Edinburgh has handled 1,148 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 December 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 129 applications across Southside/Newington. We hold 631 applications in total for the EH8 postcode area.

94% of heritage applications at City of Edinburgh Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EH8 9LL
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Southside

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 December 2025
Last date for comments
2 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: David Wyllie 20 James Morrison Street Glasgow G1 5PE

Planning decision

Statutory period
61 days

Additional information

Documents
45

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    22 Dec

    Stabilisation and consolidation of the facade involves wrapping the existing facade in a light gauge…

    ApprovedApplicationFiled alongside25/06565/FUL
  2. 2025
    17 Dec

    Light gauge stainless steel mesh will be secured to the building's superstructure.

    This applicationPendingListed building consent25/06568/LBC

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