Planning application
26 Silverknowes Road East Edinburgh EH4 5PU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
I am in the process of setting up as a childminder and will operate from my home. This will involve the care of a maximum of 4 further children (I already have 2 of my own living in the property) and childcare will take place during the day. The primary use of the property will be domestic and there will be no members of staff other than myself. There will no physical change to the building externally or internally as a result of the proposed use.
As published by the council, reference 23/02750/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 23/02750/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 26 Jun 2023
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2023
- Decided
- 17 Aug 2023
- Ward
- Almond
- Parish
- Silverknowes (Not Active) (pre 28 March 2025)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH4 5PU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jun 2023
Received by City of Edinburgh
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17 Aug 2023
Decision issued: Granted
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30 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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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.
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