25/01206/CLD

1. 23 Oct 2025

   Received by East Lothian

2. 30 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 11 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Consent Granted

4. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 26/00476/P Granted

  27 Meadowside Aberlady East Lothian EH32 0BF

  Extension to house

  6 May 2026 69m away Full applications
• 25/00902/P Granted

  8 School Road Aberlady East Lothian EH32 0RL

  Extension to house

  21 Aug 2025 143m away Full applications
• 26/00161/P Granted

  Aberlady Primary School Kirk Road Aberlady Longniddry EH32 0RQ

  Alterations, extension to building and associated works

  12 Feb 2026 207m away Full applications
• 26/00160/CAC Granted

  Aberlady Primary School Kirk Road Aberlady Longniddry EH32 0RQ

  Demolition of buildings

  12 Feb 2026 208m away Heritage and listed buildings
• 26/00434/PNW Decided

  28 The Pleasance Aberlady EH32 0RG

  Replacement windows

  24 Apr 2026 219m away Prior approval
• 25/00969/P Granted

  33 The Pleasance Aberlady Longniddry EH32 0RG

  Erection of domestic workshop, fencing and gate (Part Retrospective)

  2 Sep 2025 271m away Full applications

• 26/00772/CLD Status unknown

  12 Muirfield Grove Gullane East Lothian EH31 2EW

  Alterations to house

  21 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00774/CLD Status unknown

  4 Long Row Main Street Tyninghame East Linton East Lothian

  Certificate of lawfulness - short term holiday let

  21 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00720/CLD Granted

  7 Buchanan Avenue Haddington East Lothian EH41 3FQ

  Extension to house

  1 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00413/CLU Granted

  7 Hardgate Haddington East Lothian EH41 3JW

  Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use of HMO

  21 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00523/CLU Granted

  Elphinstone Research Centre Elphinstone Tranent EH33 2NE

  Certificate of lawfulness for an existing use - Installation of storage building to the west of Block L

  20 May 2026 Lawful development