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20 Randolph Lane New Town Edinburgh EH3 7TD

Refused City of Edinburgh 26/00033/CLESTL Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.

As published by the council, reference 26/00033/CLESTL

Application record

Reference
26/00033/CLESTL
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Jan 2026
Decided
2 Apr 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH3 7TD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jan 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 2 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

City of Edinburgh refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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