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3F3 86 West Bow Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2HH

Refused City of Edinburgh 25/04810/CLESTL Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Use of the property as a short term let providing self-catering visitor accommodation.

As published by the council, reference 25/04810/CLESTL

Application record

Reference
25/04810/CLESTL
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
11 Sep 2025
Validated
11 Sep 2025
Decided
7 Jul 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Old Town
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH1 2HH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Sep 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 7 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

16 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

City of Edinburgh refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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