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Flat 5 5 Albion Gardens Leith Edinburgh EH7 5QL

Refused City of Edinburgh 25/04845/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

Existing use of flat as short term let since May 2015 continuously.

As published by the council, reference 25/04845/CLESTL

Application record

Reference
25/04845/CLESTL
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
12 Sep 2025
Validated
12 Sep 2025
Decided
9 Apr 2026
Ward
Leith Walk
Parish
Leith Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH7 5QL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Sep 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 9 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 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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