Flat 3 51 Cockburn Street Edinburgh EH1 1BS

1. 4 Sep 2025

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 24 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 22 May 2026

   Decision issued: Refused

4. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• Flat 13 51 Cockburn Street Edinburgh EH1 1BS

  25/05108/FULSTL Submitted 25 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Change of use from flatted dwelling to short term let.

  Refused Full applications 14 docs
  Domestic

• 1F 22 Fleshmarket Close 199 High Street Edinburgh EH1 1DY

  26/03282/CLESTL Submitted 11 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct

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

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 6 docs

• 2F1 38 Cockburn Street Edinburgh EH1 1PB

  25/05109/FULSTL Submitted 25 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Change of use from flatted dwelling to short term let.

  Refused Full applications 13 docs
  Domestic

• 1F1 38 Cockburn Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1PB

  26/01425/CLESTL Submitted 2 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~28 May

  Use of entire flatted dwelling as short stay residential accommodation, by single persons, or up to 2 persons together.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 8 docs
  Domestic

• 36 North Bridge Edinburgh EH1 1QG

  26/01875/S50 Submitted 1 May 2026 50 yards away

  Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005)

  Decided 4 docs

• Flat 5 17 Cockburn Street Edinburgh EH1 1BP

  25/05673/CLESTL Submitted 24 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~19 Dec

  Existing use as a short term let for over 10 years.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 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