Planning application
3D Northumberland Street South East Lane New Town Edinburgh EH3 6LP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
As published by the council, reference 26/01494/CLESTL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01494/CLESTL
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 8 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- New Town + Broughton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH3 6LP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Apr 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 June 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 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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