Flat 5 20 Old Tolbooth Wynd Edinburgh EH8 8EQ

1. 24 Oct 2025

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 27 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 22 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.

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.

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.

• 10 Old Tolbooth Wynd Edinburgh EH8 8EQ

  25/05892/FUL Submitted 7 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jan

  Change of use from vacant office to residential apartment with new window and block off existing external doorway.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing 10 docs

• Flat 1 2 Old Tolbooth Wynd Old Town Edinburgh EH8 8EQ

  26/00040/TCO Submitted 6 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  3 Jacquemontii Birch at lower courtyard by 2 & 4. Current height is 8m & radial spread is 4m. - Reduce crown height & crown spread by 50%. Poor species choice as they have large growth potential.

  Withdrawn Trees 6 docs

• Flat 5 8 Old Tolbooth Wynd Old Town Edinburgh EH8 8EQ

  25/04850/CLESTL Submitted 12 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~7 Nov

  Confirming its existing use as short-term let visitor accommodation (sui generis).

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 5 docs

• Flat 4 12 Old Tolbooth Wynd Old Town Edinburgh EH8 8EQ

  25/04790/CLESTL Submitted 11 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~6 Nov

  Short term let.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 3 docs

• Land 25 Meters East Of 16 Sibbald Walk Edinburgh

  23/03463/VARY Submitted 22 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~24 Jun

  Non-material variation to planning permission 23/03463/FUL - amendments to cycle store layout and roof finishes; Level 2 bin store payout and associated changes to the elevations / roof treatment; Adjustment to window height and mechanisms on PBSA building; Amendments to curtain walling extents, mullions, louvres with the addition of extra doors and access hatch; Additional AOV to PBSA Building; Updates to layout of communal areas and additional of one cross corridor door Amen ed the internal layouts of the townhouses and install AOV and PV's to the roofs; Replace louvres with painted window; new louvres and amendment to north Level 5 roof height.

  Awaiting decision Conditions Windows or glazing 18 docs

• Flat 3 12 Old Tolbooth Wynd Edinburgh EH8 8EQ

  26/01708/CLESTL Submitted 22 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~17 Jun

  Certificate of Lawfulness for non-material change of use of property to STL (short-term let).

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 3 docs

• 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