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5 Bankhead Avenue Edinburgh EH11 4AA

Refused City of Edinburgh 16/05729/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness to rent a portion of this property to hold church functions in.

As published by the council, reference 16/05729/CLP

Application record

Reference
16/05729/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
22 Nov 2016
Validated
2 Dec 2016
Decided
30 Jan 2017
Ward
Sighthill/Gorgie (Pre May 2017)
Parish
Sighthill/Broomhouse/Parkhead
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH11 4AA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Nov 2016

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 2 Dec 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Jan 2017

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

City of Edinburgh refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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