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25/05901/S50

5 St James Square Edinburgh EH1 3AX

Decided City of Edinburgh Section 50 Certificate

Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 25/05901/S50

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Nov 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 10 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Issue S50 Certificate

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

After the decision

The process from here

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

About this record

Reading the register

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that City of Edinburgh is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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