Planning application
9 Groathill Loan Edinburgh EH4 2WL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Garage conversion and relocation of kitchen.
As published by the council, reference 25/05533/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05533/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Inverleith
- Parish
- Drylaw +Telford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH4 2WL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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22 Oct 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 17 December 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 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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The process from here
This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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