Planning application
39 Home Street Tollcross Edinburgh EH3 9JP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as a restaurant and coffee shop (Class 3).
As published by the council, reference 26/01028/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01028/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- Tollcross
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH3 9JP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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19 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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14 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of Edinburgh granted permission on 5 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
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.
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