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Flat 10 21 Blair Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1QR

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/02764/CLESTL Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL

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Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference 26/02764/CLESTL

Application record

Reference
26/02764/CLESTL
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
1 Jul 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Old Town
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH1 1QR

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 25/04451/FULSTL Withdrawn

    Flat 10 21 Blair Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1QR

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

    Decided 10 Jun 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jul 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 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.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 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

  • Flat 10 21 Blair Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1QR

    25/04451/FULSTL Submitted 28 Aug 2025 50 yards away

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

    Withdrawn Full applications 82 docs

  • Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 10 Metres East Of 15 Blair Street Edinburgh

    26/02556/PNTEL Submitted 15 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    The installation of one Directional Antenna, located at a height of 6 metres AGL on the existing column; The installation of two Remote Radio Units and one Baseband Unit at 5.5m on existing column; Ancillary development thereto.

    Granted Prior approval 6 docs

  • 36A Blair Street Edinburgh EH1 1QR

    02/04275/ADV Submitted 25 Nov 2002 50 yards away

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  • GF 23 Blair Street Edinburgh EH1 1QR

    17/00543/CLE Submitted 10 Feb 2017 50 yards away

    Application for Certificate of Lawfulness to have the addresses at 23 Blair Street subdivided purely from a postage point of view as follows: 23 23a 23b. We have spoken to street numbering department in Edinburgh Council who proposed the above. The 2 floors are divided between 2 companies - All of which are being used as offices.

    Granted Lawful development 5 docs

  • 15 Blair Street Edinburgh EH1 1QR

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    95% historically approved · decision due ~25 Jun

    Internal and external alterations to provide shop bakery accommodation on the ground floor and short term lets to the lower ground and basement levels forming a new access from Stephenlaw's Close.

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In City of Edinburgh

  • 26/04026/CLESTL Awaiting decision

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    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
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