Planning application
26/00802/LBC
231 High Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1PE
Shopfront refresh: door repositioned, handmade leaded windows and glazing bars fitted, timber stripped and polished, gold leaf signage, awning re-covered.
Core Details
- Reference
- 26/00802/LBC
- Address
- 231 High Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1PE
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Category
- Shopfront & Signage
- Impact Scale
- 2/10
Timeline
- Received
- 27 February 2026
- Validated
- 27 February 2026
- Last Scraped
- 16 March 2026
- Record Created
- 16 March 2026
Application Summary
AI Summary
Shopfront refresh: door repositioned, handmade leaded windows and glazing bars fitted, timber stripped and polished, gold leaf signage, awning re-covered.
Original Description
Alterations to existing shop front, removal of door and side panel., installation of new entrance doors with glazed panel. Remove existing glass window panels x2 and replace with new glazing bars and hand made glass panels. Strip paint from shop front, stain and polish. Apply new signage. retain but recover awning.
Related Applications (2)
Refreshes High St frontage: paint stripped to timber, stained/polished; handmade leaded glass, new timber door and glazing bars, existing awning kept.
Hand-painted gold-leaf fascia and a traditional hanging sign rebrand the High Street shopfront to Merchants Tavern, replacing Gordons Trattoria.