Planning application
Flat 1 14 Bread Street Old Town Edinburgh EH3 9AF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The property has been consistently used a STL since December 2015 (with the exception of 2021 COVID restrictions, changeovers or renovation).
As published by the council, reference 26/00020/CLESTL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00020/CLESTL
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 5 Feb 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- Tollcross
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH3 9AF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jan 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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5 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of Edinburgh granted permission on 5 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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