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Flat 14 18 Simpson Loan Edinburgh EH3 9GB

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 25/05651/CLESTL Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL

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Proposal

Short term let visitors accommodation.

As published by the council, reference 25/05651/CLESTL

Application record

Reference
25/05651/CLESTL
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
24 Oct 2025
Validated
24 Oct 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Tollcross
Decision by
Local Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH3 9GB

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 26/03751/FULSTL Awaiting decision

    Flat 14 18 Simpson Loan Edinburgh EH3 9GB

    Change of use of existing residential flat to short-term let visitor accommodation (sui generis), to regularise and continue the existing use. No physical alterations are proposed. (retrospective)

    Submitted 15 Sep 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Oct 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 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 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Flat 14 18 Simpson Loan Edinburgh EH3 9GB

    26/03751/FULSTL Submitted 15 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~11 Nov

    Change of use of existing residential flat to short-term let visitor accommodation (sui generis), to regularise and continue the existing use. No physical alterations are proposed. (retrospective)

    Awaiting decision Full applications 8 docs

  • Flat 12 18 Simpson Loan Edinburgh EH3 9GB

    26/00438/FULSTL Submitted 6 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation subject to a minimum stay length of 28 nights.

    Refused Full applications 63 docs

  • Flat 3 13 Simpson Loan Southside Edinburgh EH3 9GN

    26/00220/CLESTL Submitted 20 Jan 2026 100 yards away

    Short term let.

    Refused Lawful development 10 docs

  • Former Royal Infirmary Site 1 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9EF

    23/03854/S50P Submitted 22 Aug 2023 150 yards away

    Request for a Provisional Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005).

    Decided 2 docs

  • Flat 17 6 Simpson Loan Southside Edinburgh EH3 9GT

    25/06268/CLESTL Submitted 28 Nov 2025 150 yards away

    Short term let.

    Refused Lawful development 6 docs

  • Flat 17 6 Simpson Loan Edinburgh EH3 9GT

    25/05702/CLESTL Submitted 27 Oct 2025 150 yards away

    70% historically approved · decision due ~24 Dec

    Short term let (change of use to short term let took place within the last 10 years but is not material change of use).

    Awaiting decision Lawful development 4 docs

In City of Edinburgh

  • 26/04026/CLESTL Awaiting decision

    GF 5 Grosvenor Gardens New Town Edinburgh EH12 5JU

    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/04020/CLESTL Awaiting decision

    1F1 8 Jeffrey Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1DT

    Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/03970/CLESTL Awaiting decision

    16 Leven Terrace Tollcross Edinburgh EH3 9LW

    Application for the issue of a certificate of lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term. let accommodation is lawful.

    Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/03954/CLP Awaiting decision

    Flat 1 4 The Cedars Colinton Edinburgh EH13 0PL

    Removal of window and replacing it with single-leaf hardwood door with double glazed upper panel and raised square lower panel. Colour to match existing.

    Received 1 Oct, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/03914/CLP Awaiting decision

    32 Buckstone Dell Buckstone Edinburgh EH10 6PG

    Proposed garden office.

    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Lawful development