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3 Sunbury Mews Edinburgh EH4 3BX

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/01836/CLESTL Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL

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Proposal

Use of entire flatted dwelling as short-stay residential accommodation, by single persons, or up to 4 persons together.

As published by the council, reference 26/01836/CLESTL

Application record

Reference
26/01836/CLESTL
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
29 Apr 2026
Ward
Inverleith
Parish
West End
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH4 3BX

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 25/04641/FULSTL Awaiting decision

    3 Sunbury Mews Edinburgh EH4 3BX

    Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.

    Submitted 5 Sep 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Apr 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 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

7 documents on file for this application

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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.

Nearby applications

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  • 3 Sunbury Mews Edinburgh EH4 3BX

    25/04641/FULSTL Submitted 5 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~7 Nov

    Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 6 docs

  • Flat 1 29 Sunbury Place New Town Edinburgh EH4 3BY

    26/03800/CLP Submitted 18 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    70% historically approved · decision due ~20 Dec

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  • 12 Belford Mews Edinburgh EH4 3BT

    17/02570/TCO Submitted 6 Jun 2017 50 yards away

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    Granted Trees 1 doc

  • 2 Sunbury Place Edinburgh EH4 3BY

    21/06445/TCO Submitted 8 Dec 2021 50 yards away

    Acer Tree 1 - Crown reduction above previous pruning cuts with a crown thin of approx 20%, Acer Tree 2 - Crown reduction of aprrox 1.5 - 2 m and a crown thin of approx 20%, Acer 3 - Crown reduction of aprrox 1.5 - 2 m and a crown thin of approx 20%, Acer 4 - Crown reduction of aprrox 1.5 - 2 m and a crown thin of approx 20%, Cherry 1 - Crown reduction of aprrox 1.5 - 2 m and a crown thin of approx 20%, Cherry 2 - Crown reduction of aprrox 1.5 - 2 m and a crown thin of approx 20%.

    Granted Trees 4 docs

  • 13 Belford Mews Edinburgh EH4 3BT

    25/06377/LBC Submitted 5 Dec 2025 50 yards away

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    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 18 docs

  • 3 Sunbury Place Edinburgh EH4 3BY

    25/06378/FUL Submitted 5 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Window and door replacement.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 6 docs

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    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
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