Planning application
34 Northumberland Street Edinburgh EH3 6LS
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005).
As published by the council, reference 26/01941/S50
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01941/S50
- Type
- Section 50 Certificate
- Status
- S50 Certificate Issued
- Decision
- Issue S50 Certificate
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 5 May 2026
- Decided
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- No Ward Number
- Parish
- New Town + Broughton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH3 6LS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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12 May 2026
Decision issued: Issue S50 Certificate
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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