3F2 40 St Mary's Street Edinburgh EH1 1SX

1. 9 Mar 2026

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 14 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 4 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 7 54 St Mary's Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1SX

  26/01340/CLESTL Submitted 30 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~25 May

  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

• 26 St Mary's Street Edinburgh EH1 1SU

  26/01160/FUL Submitted 20 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~15 May

  Change of use from use class 1 to Use Class 3.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 5 docs

• 3F4 9 Holyrood Road Edinburgh EH8 8AE

  26/02034/CLESTL Submitted 11 May 2026 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~6 Jul

  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

• 11-37 Holyrood Road Edinburgh EH8 8AE

  03/02192/LBC Submitted 12 Jun 2003 50 yards away

  Construct new internal ramp to overcome 2nd steps, modify existing stairs to allow new freestanding lift access platform to provide access between ground floor and first floor, for wheelchair access

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs

• 2F2 12 St Mary's Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1SU

  26/01616/CLESTL Submitted 16 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~11 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 2 4 Chessel's Court 240 Canongate Edinburgh EH8 8AD

  26/03171/LBC Submitted 31 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~25 Sep

  Internal alterations with new ensuite; replacement kitchen and bathroom and new door between kitchen and living room.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 6 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