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6 Gordon Terrace Edinburgh EH16 5QH

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/01670/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

House in multiple occupation.

As published by the council, reference 26/01670/CLE

Application record

Reference
26/01670/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing)
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Grange + Prestonfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH16 5QH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Apr 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 21 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 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

6 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.

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What happens while it is decided

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.

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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