Planning application
317 Cowgate Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1NA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005).
As published by the council, reference 26/02507/S50
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02507/S50
- Type
- Section 50 Certificate
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 11 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Ward
- No Ward Number
- Parish
- Old Town
- Postcode
- EH1 1NA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jun 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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12 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 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.
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's median decision took 43 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on City of Edinburgh's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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