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16 Orchard Brae Gardens Edinburgh EH4 2HJ

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/02768/CLP Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)

Works: Extension Small domestic

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Proposal

Single storey side extension.

As published by the council, reference 26/02768/CLP

Application record

Reference
26/02768/CLP
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed)
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Inverleith
Parish
Craigleith + Blackhall
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH4 2HJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jul 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 2 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 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

4 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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