9 Riversdale Road Edinburgh EH12 5QP

1. 30 Apr 2026

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 5 May 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 30 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.

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.

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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 9 Riversdale Road Saughtonhall Edinburgh EH12 5QP

  26/00780/CLP Submitted 27 Feb 2026 7m away

  Proposed rear extension and internal alterations.

  Refused Lawful development Extension 7 docs

• 5 Western Place Edinburgh EH12 5QA

  26/03007/FUL Submitted 20 Jul 2026 68m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~17 Sep

  Replacement rear extension to flat.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 4 docs

• 8 Saughtonhall Gardens Edinburgh EH12 5RD

  26/01214/FUL Submitted 25 Mar 2026 134m away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~20 May

  Remove existing roof of house. Reconstruct roof with dual-pitch form, gable walls, dormers, and roof windows. Remove conservatory and decking. Form single-storey rear extension with adjacent patio area. Remove garage and extend driveway. Form new garage in rear garden. Alter front garden landscaping to create an additional parking space.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 13 docs
  Small domestic

• Woodland Wallace Gardens Edinburgh

  26/0438/TCO Submitted 10 Jun 2026 150m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~13 Aug

  T1 Lime raise and clear from building.

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• 2 Belmont Gardens Edinburgh EH12 6JH

  24/02945/VARY Submitted 18 Aug 2025 164m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~24 Oct

  Variation to external elevation proposed. Door opening to outside no longer proposed from Kitchen and Master Bedroom Existing window opening retained at Bedroom 2. Due to age and condition of existing window these are now all to be replaced. Minor internal layout and landscaping works variation as per amended drawings.

  Awaiting decision Conditions Windows or glazing 5 docs

• 6 Saughtonhall Grove Edinburgh EH12 5RQ

  03/00996/FUL Submitted 27 Mar 2003 200m away

  Single storey extension with pitched roof to rear of property

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/03494/CLE Awaiting decision

  5 Harrison Road Edinburgh EH11 1EG

  The land behind 5 Harrison Road has been in use as my garden since 1984 when I developed it (i.e. from when I purchased the house). It is a fenced-in plot of land similar to all other garden plots in the street. It contains mature plants, trees and lawn. There are no structures (except the fencing) on the land. I understand that the garden appears on the council mapping since that time.

  28 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/03458/CLESTL Awaiting decision

  9 Myreside View Edinburgh EH14 1AG

  Application for the issue of a certificate of lawfulness confirming its existing use as a short-term let visitor accommodation.

  26 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/03446/CLESTL Awaiting decision

  3F2 30 Dickson Street Edinburgh EH6 8RR

  Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as a short-term let visitor accommodation.

  25 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/03431/CLP Awaiting decision

  11A South Learmonth Gardens Edinburgh EH4 1EZ

  New doors and window.

  24 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/03438/CLP Awaiting decision

  19 Westgarth Avenue Edinburgh EH13 0BB

  Proposed alterations to existing attic including new rear dormer, velux rooflights and front infill porch. Existing front dormer to be repaired/re-clad.

  24 Aug 2026 Lawful development