Flat 1 27 Blair Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1QR

1. 16 Jan 2026

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 13 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 13 July 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.

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.

• Flat 7 27 Blair Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1QR

  26/01524/LBC Submitted 9 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  Installation of secondary glazing to two front windows.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 9 docs

• 36A Blair Street Edinburgh EH1 1QR

  02/04275/ADV Submitted 25 Nov 2002 50 yards away

  Erect signage

  Granted Advertising

• GF 23 Blair Street Edinburgh EH1 1QR

  17/00543/CLE Submitted 10 Feb 2017 50 yards away

  Application for Certificate of Lawfulness to have the addresses at 23 Blair Street subdivided purely from a postage point of view as follows: 23 23a 23b. We have spoken to street numbering department in Edinburgh Council who proposed the above. The 2 floors are divided between 2 companies - All of which are being used as offices.

  Granted Lawful development 5 docs

• Flat 10 21 Blair Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1QR

  26/02764/CLESTL Submitted 1 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  69% historically approved · decision due ~26 Aug

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

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 5 docs

• Flat 10 21 Blair Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1QR

  25/04451/FULSTL Submitted 28 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  Retrospective change of use of premises to short term let accommodation.

  Withdrawn Full applications 82 docs

• Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 10 Metres East Of 15 Blair Street Edinburgh

  26/02556/PNTEL Submitted 15 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  The installation of one Directional Antenna, located at a height of 6 metres AGL on the existing column; The installation of two Remote Radio Units and one Baseband Unit at 5.5m on existing column; Ancillary development thereto.

  Granted Prior approval 6 docs

• 26/03775/CLESTL Awaiting decision

  406 Webster's Land Tollcross Edinburgh EH1 2RX

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

  Received 17 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/03762/CLESTL Awaiting decision

  2F4 23 Forbes Road Bruntsfield Edinburgh EH10 4EG

  Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful based on 10 years of continuous use

  Received 16 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/03742/CLESTL Awaiting decision

  Flat 6 7 High Riggs Tollcross Edinburgh EH3 9BW

  The property is a self-contained, second floor flat which is being used for residential purposes (sui generis) on a medium to long-term basis.

  Received 15 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/03738/CLESTL Awaiting decision

  Flat 2 7 High Riggs Tollcross Edinburgh EH3 9BW

  The property is a self-contained, ground floor flat which is being used for residential purposes (sui generis) on a medium to long-term basis.

  Received 15 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/03689/CLESTL Awaiting decision

  1F1 3 West Norton Place Abbeyhill Edinburgh EH7 5AW

  Issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.

  Received 11 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Lawful development