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7 Northumberland Place Edinburgh EH3 6LQ

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 25/05880/CLESTL Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL

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Proposal

Existing use as a short term let for over 10 years.

As published by the council, reference 25/05880/CLESTL

Application record

Reference
25/05880/CLESTL
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
7 Nov 2025
Validated
11 Nov 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH3 6LQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Nov 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 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

4 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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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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