Flat 5 36 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AP

1. 21 Sep 2026

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 25 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 16 November 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.

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.

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.

• Flat 9 36 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AP

  26/01852/CLESTL Submitted 30 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~25 Jun

  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

• Flat 9 36 Grindlay Street Old Town Edinburgh EH3 9AP

  25/04829/FULSTL Submitted 12 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~7 Nov

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

  Awaiting decision Full applications 6 docs

• 2F2 46 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AP

  25/04479/CLESTL Submitted 29 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  70% historically approved · decision due ~31 Oct

  Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use and a short-term let visitor accommodation.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 4 docs

• 2F2 46 Grindlay Street Old Town Edinburgh EH3 9AP

  26/03961/FULSTL Submitted 1 Oct 2026 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~30 Nov

  Use of premises as short stay residential accommodation short term let (in retrospect).

  Awaiting decision Full applications 8 docs

• 2F2 26 Grindlay Street Edinburgh EH3 9AP

  26/02324/LBC Submitted 1 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Alterations, relocation of kitchen, form additional bedroom, electrical rewire and associated works.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs

• 95 Lothian Road Edinburgh EH3 9AW

  03/02480/LBC Submitted 3 Jul 2003 50 yards away

  Slate existing felt roof and install two cupolas and five sky tubes

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 4 docs

• 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