Planning application
8 Macmillan Square Edinburgh EH4 4AB
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005)
As published by the council, reference 26/00866/S50
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00866/S50
- Type
- Section 50 Certificate
- Status
- S50 Certificate Issued
- Decision
- Issue S50 Certificate
- Received
- 4 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 6 Mar 2026
- Ward
- No Ward Number
- Parish
- Muirhouse + Salvesen (Inactive)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH4 4AB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Mar 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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6 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Issue S50 Certificate
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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