Planning application
12 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NQ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
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
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 5 Mar 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- Tollcross
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH3 9NQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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26/02680/FUL Awaiting decision
12 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NQ
Retrospective change of use of oversized dwelling to guest house.
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26/00087/LBC Refused
12 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NQ
Create ensuite and remove non-original fireplace; convert dining-room into bedroom and remove kitchen, (in retrospect).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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5 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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
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Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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12 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NQ
Create ensuite and remove non-original fireplace; convert dining-room into bedroom and remove kitchen, (in retrospect).
Refused Heritage and listed buildings 10 docs -
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 -
12 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NQ
83% historically approved · decision due ~10 Sep
Retrospective change of use of oversized dwelling to guest house.
Awaiting decision Full applications 6 docsDomestic -
26 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NQ
Change of use of existing guest house to form house.
Granted Full applications 7 docs -
1F 27 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9NE
Replacement of deteriorated window with a timber framed sash unit.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 6 docs
Other lawful development applications
In City of Edinburgh
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26/04026/CLESTL Awaiting decision
GF 5 Grosvenor Gardens New Town Edinburgh EH12 5JU
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
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26/04020/CLESTL Awaiting decision
1F1 8 Jeffrey Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1DT
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
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26/03970/CLESTL Awaiting decision
16 Leven Terrace Tollcross Edinburgh EH3 9LW
Application for the issue of a certificate of lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term. let accommodation is lawful.
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26/03954/CLP Awaiting decision
Flat 1 4 The Cedars Colinton Edinburgh EH13 0PL
Removal of window and replacing it with single-leaf hardwood door with double glazed upper panel and raised square lower panel. Colour to match existing.
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26/03914/CLP Awaiting decision
32 Buckstone Dell Buckstone Edinburgh EH10 6PG
Proposed garden office.