Planning application
3F1 34 Marchmont Road Edinburgh EH9 1HX
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
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3 Nov 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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17 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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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 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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