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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

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/04216/FUL Awaiting decision

    23C Dundas Street Edinburgh EH3 6QQ

    Change of use from Class 1 Retail (food) to Class 4 Business (office). Works comprise; addition of 1 WC and kitchenette, alterations to internal layout /finishes, replacement of shop front windows, addition of external light and repainting of front facade.

    Submitted 18 Aug 2025 Full applications

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

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What this grant of permission means

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 9 December 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 39 Dundas Street Edinburgh EH3 6QQ

    15/00617/CLE Submitted 16 Feb 2015 50 yards away

    The shop is currently a newsagents [class one] which I use to use as a bakery selling cold foods to take-away. However I wish to put in ventilation/extraction at rear of the building and would like confirmation that this is acceptable and no planning permission is required.

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  • 23B Dundas Street Edinburgh EH3 6QQ

    14/03481/CLP Submitted 28 Aug 2014 50 yards away

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  • 25A Dundas Street Edinburgh EH3 6QQ

    20/03501/FUL Submitted 24 Aug 2020 50 yards away

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    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 32 docs

  • 23C Dundas Street Edinburgh EH3 6QQ

    25/04216/FUL Submitted 18 Aug 2025 50 yards away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

    Change of use from Class 1 Retail (food) to Class 4 Business (office). Works comprise; addition of 1 WC and kitchenette, alterations to internal layout /finishes, replacement of shop front windows, addition of external light and repainting of front facade.

    Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing 5 docs

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In City of Edinburgh

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