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3F 74 Thistle Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 1EN

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/02847/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 26/02847/CLESTL

Application record

Reference
26/02847/CLESTL
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH2 1EN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jul 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 September 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

6 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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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