Flat 1 71 Canongate Old Town Edinburgh EH8 8BS

1. 26 Feb 2026

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 19 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 14 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 14 May 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 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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 6 71 Canongate Edinburgh EH8 8BS

  25/04571/CLESTL Submitted 4 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Use for short term letting.

  Refused Lawful development 12 docs

• Flat 2 71 Canongate Edinburgh EH8 8BS

  26/01731/CLESTL Submitted 23 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~18 Jun

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

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 8 docs

• Flat 1 2 Brown's Close 65 Canongate Edinburgh EH8 8BT

  26/03296/CLESTL Submitted 11 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct

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

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 4 docs

• 67 Canongate Old Town Edinburgh EH8 8BS

  26/00487/ADV Submitted 10 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Fascia sign, box sign, projecting sign, hoarding and two x new lanterns.

  Granted Advertising 11 docs

• 67 Canongate Edinburgh EH8 8BS

  25/06512/FUL Submitted 12 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Alterations to street front elevation.

  Granted Full applications 7 docs

• 67 Canongate Edinburgh EH8 8BS

  25/06511/LBC Submitted 12 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  External alterations to 'Street Frontage' Elevation.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 7 docs

• 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.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 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.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 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.

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 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.

  Received 1 Oct, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 26/03914/CLP Awaiting decision

  32 Buckstone Dell Buckstone Edinburgh EH10 6PG

  Proposed garden office.

  Received 29 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Lawful development