Planning application
16 South Fort Street Bonnington Edinburgh EH6 4DN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005).
As published by the council, reference 25/04653/S50
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04653/S50
- Type
- Section 50 Certificate
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 5 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 5 Sep 2025
- Ward
- No Ward Number
- Parish
- Leith Central
- Postcode
- EH6 4DN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Sep 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About this record
Reading the register
This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that City of Edinburgh is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.
Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.
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