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2F1 70 South Clerk Street Edinburgh EH8 9PT

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/01971/CLESTL Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL

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Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 26/01971/CLESTL

Application record

Reference
26/01971/CLESTL
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Southside
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH8 9PT

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 25/06690/FULSTL Awaiting decision

    2F1 70 South Clerk Street Edinburgh EH8 9PT

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

    Submitted 23 Dec 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 May 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 July 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

8 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

Within 0.3 miles

  • 2F1 70 South Clerk Street Newington Edinburgh EH8 9PT

    25/05726/FULSTL Submitted 28 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~25 Dec

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

    Awaiting decision Full applications 6 docs

  • 2F1 70 South Clerk Street Edinburgh EH8 9PT

    25/06690/FULSTL Submitted 23 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~17 Feb

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

    Awaiting decision Full applications 6 docs

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  • 2F2 71 South Clerk Street Newington Edinburgh EH8 9PP

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    70% historically approved · decision due ~8 Dec

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In City of Edinburgh

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    Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
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    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/03970/CLESTL Awaiting decision

    16 Leven Terrace Tollcross Edinburgh EH3 9LW

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

    Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
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  • 26/03914/CLP Awaiting decision

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