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37 Merchiston Avenue Edinburgh EH10 4PD

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/02215/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)

Works: Extension

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Proposal

Proposed alterations and extension to house.

As published by the council, reference 26/02215/CLP

Application record

Reference
26/02215/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Merchiston
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH10 4PD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 May 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 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.

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