Planning application
21A Stafford Street Edinburgh EH3 7BJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective Planning Permission for Change of use of basement office to STL (Sui Generis).
As published by the council, reference 26/01544/FULSTL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01544/FULSTL
- Type
- Planning Permission STL
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- West End
- Decision by
- Local Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH3 7BJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 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 8 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 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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