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23C Dundas Street Edinburgh EH3 6QQ

Granted City of Edinburgh 20/04723/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change it from Class 2 (Architect's office) to Class 1 - a grocery / provisions store.

As published by the council, reference 20/04723/CLP

Application record

Reference
20/04723/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
Status
Application Granted
Decision
Granted
Received
30 Oct 2020
Validated
30 Oct 2020
Decided
9 Dec 2020
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town/Broughton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH3 6QQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Oct 2020

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 9 Dec 2020

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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