1F 59 Frederick Street Edinburgh EH2 1LH

1. 26 Mar 2026

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 6 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 21 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.

• 63 Frederick Street Edinburgh EH2 1LH

  02/04263/FUL Submitted 25 Nov 2002 50 yards away

  Change of use to educational use

  Granted Full applications

• 1F 53 Frederick Street Edinburgh EH2 1LH

  26/00860/LBC Submitted 4 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~29 Apr

  Internal alterations to change use from commercial to guesthouse including forming new ensuites in ancillary rooms and minor alterations for fire regulations compliance.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 5 docs

• 1F 53 Frederick Street Edinburgh EH2 1LH

  26/00862/FUL Submitted 4 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~29 Apr

  Change of use from commercial to guesthouse (additional bedrooms for existing guesthouse at 53 Frederick Street).

  Awaiting decision Full applications 6 docs

• 2F2B 59 Frederick Street Edinburgh EH2 1LH

  16/04203/LBC Submitted 29 Aug 2016 50 yards away

  Retain the Sub-Division of a Flat at 2F2 59 Frederick Street Edinburgh.

  Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings 6 docs

• 1F 53 Frederick Street Edinburgh EH2 1LH

  26/00010/FUL Submitted 5 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  Change of use from commercial to guesthouse.

  Withdrawn Full applications 8 docs

• GF 55 Frederick Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 1LH

  26/00502/LBC Submitted 11 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~10 Apr

  Relocation of the extract duct (in retrospect).

  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