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1F1 1 St Stephen Place Edinburgh EH3 5AJ

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/03206/CLESTL Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL

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Proposal

Use premises as short-stay residential accommodation (short term let), persisting for more than 10 years.

As published by the council, reference 26/03206/CLESTL

Application record

Reference
26/03206/CLESTL
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Inverleith
Parish
Stockbridge + Inverleith
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH3 5AJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/01666/FULSTL Awaiting decision

    1F1 1 St Stephen Place Edinburgh EH3 5AJ

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

    Submitted 20 Apr 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Aug 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 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

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.

Nearby applications

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  • 1F1 1 St Stephen Place Edinburgh EH3 5AJ

    26/01666/FULSTL Submitted 20 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~15 Jun

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

    Awaiting decision Full applications 8 docs

  • 3F2 1 St Stephen Place Edinburgh EH3 5AJ

    26/01923/LBC Submitted 5 May 2026 50 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~30 Jun

    Replacement of existing timber sash windows on a like-for-like basis with new windows, custom-fitted with slimline IGUs. All historical detail to be matched /reinstated.

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 6 docs

  • 6 St Stephen Place Stockbridge Edinburgh EH3 5AJ

    25/05491/LBC Submitted 15 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~10 Dec

    The proposals are for alterations to facilitate the change of use from silversmith workshop (sui generis) to short-term visitor accommodation (sui generis).

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs

  • 6 St Stephen Place Stockbridge Edinburgh EH3 5AJ

    25/05492/FULSTL Submitted 15 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~11 Dec

    Proposed alterations of existing premises and change of use from silversmith workshop (sui generis) to short-term visitor accommodation (sui generis)

    Awaiting decision Full applications 8 docs

  • 21 St Stephen Place Edinburgh EH3 5AP

    26/01621/FUL Submitted 16 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    83% historically approved · decision due ~16 Jun

    Replacement boiler flue.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 5 docs

  • 1F2 16 St Stephen Place Stockbridge Edinburgh EH3 5AJ

    26/0276/TCO Submitted 16 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    2 Sycamores and 2 Portugal Laurels at ground behind 16-22 St. Stephen Place reduce from walls and roofs of Patriothall flats buildings so there is 2m clearance.

    Granted Trees 7 docs

In City of Edinburgh

  • 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.

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

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

    Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 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.

    Received 1 Oct, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/03914/CLP Awaiting decision

    32 Buckstone Dell Buckstone Edinburgh EH10 6PG

    Proposed garden office.

    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Lawful development