GF1 26 Calton Hill Edinburgh EH1 3BJ

1. 11 Mar 2026

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 14 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 6 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.

• 16B Calton Hill Edinburgh EH1 3BJ

  26/02260/CLESTL Submitted 26 May 2026 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~21 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 5 docs

• 45 Leith Street Edinburgh EH1 3AT

  25/05534/FUL Submitted 20 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~23 Dec

  Remedial and repair work to the building envelope with new cladding and access walkways; works to roof terraces and wall cappings; create new bike store; reconfiguration and refurbishment of office space, and new solar panels with plant machinery upgrades.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 39 docs

• 29A Waterloo Place New Town Edinburgh EH1 3BQ

  26/00212/LBC Submitted 20 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  Installation of a bronze plaque.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 14 docs

• City Observatory 38 Calton Hill Edinburgh EH1 5AA

  26/00217/ADV Submitted 20 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~17 Mar

  Canopy and projecting signs; repaint entrance gates (as amended).

  Awaiting decision Advertising 10 docs

• Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 15 Metres West Of 1 Greenside Row Greenside Edinburgh

  26/02985/PNTEL Submitted 17 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~11 Sep

  Installation of 1 no. Omni Antenna to be installed at 6m and ancillary development thereto including 2 no. Remote Radio Units (RRU) and 1 no. Base Band Unit (BBU) at a height of 5.5m on the existing lamp post.

  Awaiting decision Prior approval 4 docs

• Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 15 Metres West Of 1 Greenside Row Edinburgh

  26/02553/PNTEL Submitted 15 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  The installation of one Directional Antenna, located at a height of 6 metres AGL on the existing column; The installation of two Remote Radio Units and one Baseband Unit at 5.5m on existing column; Ancillary development thereto.

  Granted Prior approval 5 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