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PF1 3 Lord Russell Place Edinburgh EH9 1NQ

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/01974/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 26/01974/CLESTL

Application record

Reference
26/01974/CLESTL
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Marchmont + Sciennes
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH9 1NQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 25/05124/FULSTL Awaiting decision

    PF1 3 Lord Russell Place Edinburgh EH9 1NQ

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

    Submitted 26 Sep 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

  • PF1 3 Lord Russell Place Edinburgh EH9 1NQ

    25/05124/FULSTL Submitted 26 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~3 Dec

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

    Awaiting decision Full applications 6 docs
  • 2 Lord Russell Place Sciennes Edinburgh

    26/0024/TCO Submitted 22 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Large sycamore approx 18m pushing over wall reduce by upto 1.5m all round.

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • 2 Lord Russell Place Sciennes Edinburgh

    25/06619/TCO Submitted 18 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Ash tree: remove to ground level. Sycamore to north of ash, with crown growing close to building: crown lift to 4 metres and reduce back from building by 1.5 metres.

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • 2F2 12 Sciennes Edinburgh EH9 1NH

    16/02027/LBC Submitted 19 Apr 2016 50 yards away

    Replace five timber windows to front (west) and side (north) elevations at 2nd floor with new Slimlite timber sash and case windows all to match existing

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 8 docs
  • 1F3 14 Moncrieff Terrace Sciennes Edinburgh EH9 1NA

    25/04864/FULSTL Submitted 12 Sep 2025 100 yards away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~7 Nov

    Change of use from residential to short term let visitor accommodation (retrospective).

    Awaiting decision Full applications 5 docs
  • 1 Summerhall Edinburgh EH9 1PL

    26/03926/PAN Submitted 24 Sep 2026 100 yards away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~19 Nov

    Partial selective demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site for mixed use development comprising an arts centre cultural, community and venue spaces, commercial leisure and food/drink, small retail; commercial business space for employment/office space; hotel/leisure visitor accommodation and venue spaces; residential accommodation in a blend of co-Living, student and apartments (sui generis); associated amenity space, landscaping, infrastructure and ancillary works.

    Awaiting decision New dwelling Demolition 4 docs

In City of Edinburgh

  • 26/04026/CLESTL Awaiting decision

    GF 5 Grosvenor Gardens New Town Edinburgh EH12 5JU

    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
  • 26/04020/CLESTL Awaiting decision

    1F1 8 Jeffrey Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1DT

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

    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
  • 26/03954/CLP Awaiting decision

    Flat 1 4 The Cedars Colinton Edinburgh EH13 0PL

    Removal of window and replacing it with single-leaf hardwood door with double glazed upper panel and raised square lower panel. Colour to match existing.

    Received 1 Oct, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/03914/CLP Awaiting decision

    32 Buckstone Dell Buckstone Edinburgh EH10 6PG

    Proposed garden office.

    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Lawful development