51 Balfour Street Edinburgh EH6 5DP

1. 15 May 2026

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 10 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.

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.

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.

• PF2 4 Balfour Place Edinburgh EH6 5DW

  26/03394/FUL Submitted 19 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~16 Oct

  Window changed into a door for garden access with new decking.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Windows or glazing 5 docs

• 1F1 43 Balfour Street Pilrig Edinburgh EH6 5DL

  26/0124/TCO Submitted 25 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~24 Apr

  Three thin leylandii approx 14m lapsed hedge remove to ground level.

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• PF1 35 Balfour Street Edinburgh EH6 5DL

  21/03927/FUL Submitted 20 Jul 2021 100 yards away

  Alterations to ground floor flat to form new door.

  Granted Full applications 6 docs

• 41 Cambridge Gardens Pilrig Edinburgh EH6 5DH

  25/04981/TCO Submitted 18 Sep 2025 100 yards away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~14 Nov

  Elderberry in rear garden remove.

  Awaiting decision Trees 5 docs

• 18 Cambridge Gardens Edinburgh EH6 5DJ

  25/05153/FUL Submitted 29 Sep 2025 100 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~24 Nov

  Partial demolition of rear offshoot to be replaced by new extension and new external stair.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Demolition 11 docs

• 30 Cambridge Avenue Edinburgh EH6 5AP

  26/00859/FUL Submitted 4 Mar 2026 150 yards away

  Erection of a single-storey rear extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 18 docs
  Small domestic

• 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