Planning application
4 Telford Road Craigleith Edinburgh EH4 2BA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness to confirm lawful continuous retail use (Class 1A).
As published by the council, reference 25/06595/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 25/06595/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Inverleith
- Parish
- Craigleith + Blackhall
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH4 2BA
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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26/00597/CLE Awaiting decision
4 Telford Road Craigleith Edinburgh EH4 2BA
Certificate of Lawfulness to confirm lawful continuous retail use (Class 1A).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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19 Dec 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 13 February 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
2 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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