Planning application
50 Durham Avenue Edinburgh EH15 1RY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
I have been advised by the Scottish Childminding Association that I am required to apply for a Certificate of Lawfulness as I intend to start a childminding business in my own home. The childminding service will be for up to 5 children and be primarily based in a spare bedroom of my house - the children will also have access to the kitchen, downstairs toilet and enclosed back garden.
As published by the council, reference 23/03128/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- 23/03128/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 20 Jul 2023
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2023
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2023
- Ward
- Portobello/Craigmillar
- Parish
- Northfield/Willowbrae (pre 28 March 2025)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH15 1RY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2023
Received by City of Edinburgh
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25 Aug 2023
Decision issued: Granted
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4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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