Planning application
12 Gilmore Place Tollcross Edinburgh EH3 9NQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
To confirm use as Guest House (class 7).
As published by the council, reference 26/00412/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00412/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- Tollcross
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH3 9NQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 April 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 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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26 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NQ
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28 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NQ
89% historically approved · decision due ~11 Jun
Removal of partition wall and formation of associated en-suite. Formation of door opening linking front hall to rear of property. Formation of en-suite and erection of partition wall in rear bedroom.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 4 docs -
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Infill gap between 2 No. rear dormers.
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14 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NQ
Convert ex guesthouse into 1 domestic dwelling with rear decking (amended to delete proposed front parking space within front garden).
Granted Full applications 11 docsDomestic -
14 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NQ
To convert ex guest house into a domestic dwelling with rear decking (as amended to delete car parking element)
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 15 docsDomestic
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