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A Stockbridge office block at 57 Henderson Row could be converted into residential apartments, with a rebuilt mansard roof, new top floor, façade works, new windows, landscaping and south-facing balconies.
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George Square Gardens could again become a major Edinburgh festival hub, with plans for four performance venues, bars, food traders, box offices and backstage support space.
Two temporary banners could be installed on the columns at Old College’s South Bridge frontage in Edinburgh’s Old Town. The listed building consent application is awaiting assessment by the City of Edinburgh Council.
A rooftop telecoms scheme at Dundas House, 20 Brandon Street, would add Vodafone and Three antennas, dishes and equipment cabinets above the New Town edge.
A modular Changing Places toilet could be installed near Shore Road in South Queensferry, close to Port Edgar. The proposal would add an accessible public toilet facility on a concrete base with new drainage and utility connections.
An 8-metre telecoms pole with a small cell antenna is proposed on Cowgate, close to the National Library of Scotland frontage in Edinburgh’s historic centre.
Six painted mural panels could be installed on the outside of 7 Boroughloch in Edinburgh’s Southside, adding new public-facing artwork to the building’s external elevations. The application is awaiting assessment by the City of Edinburgh Council.
Bristo Square could again become a major Edinburgh Festival Fringe hub under plans for a temporary venue site with two performance venues, a box office, bars, food traders and support space.
Peoples Group could extend its motor retail showroom at 1 Cultins Road in Sighthill, adding a larger glazed display area with changes to parking and EV bays.
An 8-metre telecoms pole with a small cell antenna is proposed on George IV Bridge, close to No 34, in Edinburgh’s Old Town. The site sits within the Old Town Conservation Area and the Edinburgh World Heritage Site, making the visual impact of even small street equipment worth watching.
A new planning notice sets out plans for a mixed-use development in Cramond with homes, later living accommodation, a care home, sports facilities, shops, food and drink uses, open space and parking. The site is land adjacent to the former 34 Cramond Road North.
Office space at 1F30, 2 Commercial Street in Leith could be converted into three serviced short-term-let studios, with internal alterations proposed inside a listed building in the Leith Conservation Area.
A former bingo hall at 50 Nicolson Street could be converted into a café with occasional events under a new planning application lodged with the City of Edinburgh Council.
A new mixed-use building with office space, staff accommodation and underground parking is proposed on land off Biggar Road at Swanston, close to the Old Lothianburn Club House and the Edinburgh bypass.
A business unit at 11 Washington Lane, off Dalry Road, could be converted into a virtual reality entertainment centre. The application seeks a change of use from business space to assembly and leisure use.
A digital box sign is proposed for 1A Haymarket, a prominent corner frontage beside Edinburgh’s Haymarket station. The advert application is awaiting assessment by the City of Edinburgh Council.
A student accommodation block at 14, 16 and 18 Bothwell Street could be re-clad as part of façade remediation works. The proposal would change the building’s external appearance with buff brick-facing panels and anthracite metal detailing.
A corner retail unit at 4 Manderston Street in Leith is set for substantial demolition works in a conservation area, including changes linked to its frontage and internal layout. The council record for planning reference 26/01804/CON is marked “Permission Is Not Required”.
A former chapel at 5 Piershill Place in Edinburgh could be turned into a residential flat, with internal layout changes and limited alterations to the rear elevation. The listed building consent case is linked to a separate change-of-use application for the former Victory House Chapel.
A George Street restaurant premises at 141 and 143 George Street could be converted into a public house, with changes proposed to its street-facing facade. The city-centre site sits in Edinburgh’s New Town Conservation Area, within the World Heritage Site, and involves a Category B listed building.
A Category A listed building at 9 St Colme Street in Edinburgh’s New Town could change from office use to hotel use, with internal alterations for guest accommodation and reception space.
A 25-metre telecoms monopole with Vodafone/Three antennas, transmission dishes and a fenced equipment compound is proposed on a grass verge east of Carron Place in Leith.
A new Class 6 warehouse is proposed at 11A Bankhead Crossway North in Edinburgh’s Sighthill Industrial Estate, expanding an existing warehouse and office site with landscaping and external works.
A commercial let flat at Flat 2, 369 High Street, off Advocates Close in Edinburgh’s Old Town, could become a no-cooking Class 3 coffee house with seating and a servery. The application is awaiting assessment by the City of Edinburgh Council, with comments listed as due by 5 June 2026.
A new infill development at 2 Bath Road in Leith could add three flats beside an existing public house and extend the venue at ground-floor level.
A listed-building application proposes a ground-floor bakery at 15 Blair Street, with the lower ground and basement levels reshaped for short-term lets and a new access from Stephenlaw’s Close.
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