Planning application
Flat 3 4 East Suffolk Road Mayfield Edinburgh EH16 5PH
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Use as short term let visitor's accommodation.
As published by the council, reference 25/04912/CLESTL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04912/CLESTL
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 16 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Parish
- Grange + Prestonfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH16 5PH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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17 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 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
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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Flat 2A 4A East Suffolk Road Mayfield Edinburgh EH16 5PH
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