Planning application
Flat 5 5 Albion Gardens Leith Edinburgh EH7 5QL
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
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12 Sep 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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9 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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
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