Planning application
Flat 2 1 Allanfield Edinburgh EH7 5YG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Short-term let.
As published by the council, reference 26/03199/CLESTL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03199/CLESTL
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Leith Walk
- Parish
- Leith Central
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH7 5YG
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/02345/FULSTL Awaiting decision
Flat 2 1 Allanfield Edinburgh EH7 5YG
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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5 Aug 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 30 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Contour Town Planning Agent, a planning consultancy
8 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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
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Flat 2 1 Allanfield Edinburgh EH7 5YG
83% historically approved · decision due ~28 Jul
Retrospective change of use of premises to short-term let accommodation.
Awaiting decision Full applications 6 docs -
Flat 2 1 Allanfield Hillside Edinburgh EH7 5YG
83% historically approved · decision due ~10 Nov
Change of use from residential flat to short term let (retrospective).
Awaiting decision Full applications 5 docs -
Flat 10 15 Allanfield Place Hillside Edinburgh EH7 5AL
Application for permission to continue the existing use of the property as commercial short stay accommodation (short-term letting).
Refused Full applications 11 docs -
Flat 5 19A Brunswick Road Hillside Edinburgh EH7 5FN
70% historically approved · decision due ~25 May
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
Awaiting decision Lawful development 8 docs -
PF1 148 Albert Street Edinburgh EH7 5LT
70% historically approved · decision due ~23 Jul
Minor alteration to lower cill of kitchen window to form new door within the current opening (no change to lintel) of ground floor flat in 4 storey tenement to improve the accessibility. Existing steps down through front door before a perpendicular hallway prevents introduction of a wheelchair user ramp. Shared garden space to rear of the property can be access with a simple removable ramp from communal stair corridor. Gentle landscaping can provide level entry at the kitchen.
Awaiting decision Lawful development Windows or glazing 6 docs -
11 West Montgomery Place Hillside Edinburgh EH7 5HA
70% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct
Short Term Let (STL).
Awaiting decision Lawful development 4 docs
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In City of Edinburgh
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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26/03914/CLP Awaiting decision
32 Buckstone Dell Buckstone Edinburgh EH10 6PG
Proposed garden office.