Flat 8 2 Lady Stair's Close 477 Lawnmarket Edinburgh EH1 2PA

1. 22 Aug 2025

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 25 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 20 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   City of Edinburgh took a median of 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year City of Edinburgh decided lawful development applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• /11 2 Lady Stair's Close 477 Lawnmarket Edinburgh EH1 2PA

  25/04702/CLESTL Submitted 9 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~26 Nov

  Short term letting use.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 4 docs

• 435 Lawnmarket Edinburgh EH1 2NT

  13/04693/LBC Submitted 11 Nov 2013 50 yards away

  Supply and fit additional fixed seating and booth to ground floor bar area. Form new part counter within ground floor bar servery area. Form partitions within basement to form stores. Form hatch through an existing partition to the hoist with a fitted fire shutter.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 7 docs

• 435 Lawnmarket Edinburgh EH1 2NT

  04/00773/FUL Submitted 8 Mar 2004 50 yards away

  Proposed conversion of 2nd floor domestic flat to form new kitchen for public house below

  Refused Full applications 4 docs

• 3F1 475 Lawnmarket Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2NT

  25/05487/CLESTL Submitted 15 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~24 Dec

  Existing use of property for short term let accommodation.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 6 docs

• 3F1 457 Lawnmarket Edinburgh EH1 2NT

  26/00103/FULSTL Submitted 12 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.

  Refused Full applications 17 docs

• 1F1 457 Lawnmarket Edinburgh EH1 2NT

  25/04620/FULSTL Submitted 5 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~31 Oct

  Change of use (retrospective) from residential to short term let accommodation (Sui Generis).

  Awaiting decision Full applications 5 docs

• 26/04026/CLESTL Awaiting decision

  GF 5 Grosvenor Gardens New Town Edinburgh EH12 5JU

  Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 26/04020/CLESTL Awaiting decision

  1F1 8 Jeffrey Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1DT

  Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 26/03970/CLESTL Awaiting decision

  16 Leven Terrace Tollcross Edinburgh EH3 9LW

  Application for the issue of a certificate of lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term. let accommodation is lawful.

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 26/03954/CLP Awaiting decision

  Flat 1 4 The Cedars Colinton Edinburgh EH13 0PL

  Removal of window and replacing it with single-leaf hardwood door with double glazed upper panel and raised square lower panel. Colour to match existing.

  Received 1 Oct, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 26/03914/CLP Awaiting decision

  32 Buckstone Dell Buckstone Edinburgh EH10 6PG

  Proposed garden office.

  Received 29 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Lawful development