Flat 2 44 Bernard Street Edinburgh EH6 6PR

1. 5 Sep 2025

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 31 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.

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.

• 2F5 54 Bernard Street Edinburgh EH6 6PR

  16/00815/FUL Submitted 22 Feb 2016 50 yards away

  Form large opening in wall between existing Sitting Room and Kitchen and remove existing non-loadbearing timber stud partition to create one large open-plan Kitchen and Living space.

  Decided Full applications 6 docs

• 54 Timber Bush Edinburgh EH6 6QH

  26/02055/FUL Submitted 12 May 2026 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jul

  Internal alterations and change of use from office to form 5 No. flatted dwellings on ground and first floor.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 10 docs

• 54 Timber Bush Edinburgh EH6 6QH

  26/02105/LBC Submitted 15 May 2026 50 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~10 Jul

  Internal alterations at ground and first floor and formation of new external door.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 16 docs

• 1F1 54 Bernard Street Edinburgh EH6 6PR

  25/05564/LBC Submitted 20 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~15 Dec

  Revert red paintwork on roofline woodwork to black.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 4 docs

• 31 Bernard Street Edinburgh EH6 6SH

  20/01037/FUL Submitted 2 Mar 2020 50 yards away

  Application for change of use from an office to a residential flat (sui generis)

  Granted Full applications 6 docs

• 31 Bernard Street Edinburgh EH6 6SH

  20/01058/LBC Submitted 3 Mar 2020 50 yards away

  Application for change of use from an office to a residential flat (sui generis).

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 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