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1F2 34 North Castle Street Edinburgh EH2 3BN

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/00261/CLESTL Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL

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Proposal

Existing use as a short term let for over 10 years.

As published by the council, reference 26/00261/CLESTL

Application record

Reference
26/00261/CLESTL
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
22 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH2 3BN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Jan 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 14 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Awaiting decision

    Previously Awaiting Assessment.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 March 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

9 documents on file for this application

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What 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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