3F1 17 Grassmarket Edinburgh EH1 2HS

1. 8 Jun 2026

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 3 August 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.

• 2F1 17 Grassmarket Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2HS

  25/04693/FULSTL Submitted 9 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~4 Nov

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

  Awaiting decision Full applications 6 docs

• 1F1 17 Grassmarket Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2HS

  25/04694/FULSTL Submitted 9 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~4 Nov

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

  Awaiting decision Full applications 6 docs

• 3F1 17 Grassmarket Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2HS

  25/04695/FULSTL Submitted 9 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~6 Nov

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

  Awaiting decision Full applications 6 docs

• 1F1 17 Grassmarket Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2HS

  26/02442/CLESTL Submitted 9 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~4 Aug

  Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use and a short-term let visitor accommodation.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 5 docs

• 2F1 17 Grassmarket Edinburgh EH1 2HS

  26/02485/CLESTL Submitted 11 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~6 Aug

  Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use and a short term let visitor accommodation.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 4 docs

• 3F2 17 Grassmarket Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2HS

  25/04214/CLESTL Submitted 15 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~10 Oct

  Short-term let. The property has operated as a short-term let since 2014.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 3 docs

• 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