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3F1 34 Marchmont Road Edinburgh EH9 1HX

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 25/05777/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Use of the property as an HMO for ten occupants.

As published by the council, reference 25/05777/CLE

Application record

Reference
25/05777/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
3 Nov 2025
Validated
17 Nov 2025
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Marchmont + Sciennes
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH9 1HX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 January 2026, 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 41 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 45 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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