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17 Polwarth Grove Edinburgh EH11 1LY

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 25/04671/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)

Works: Extension Small domestic

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Proposal

Proposed single storey garden room extension.

As published by the council, reference 25/04671/CLP

Application record

Reference
25/04671/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
8 Sep 2025
Validated
8 Sep 2025
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Merchiston
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH11 1LY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Sep 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 November 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.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

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.

About lawful development applications

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.

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