Planning application
Wemyss House 28 Links Road Port Seton East Lothian EH32 0DU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing development - We have operated as an HMO out of this property for 7 persons since 2004. Following the last HMO certificate (2023) there was a request for planning permission to be sought and obtained in order to accommodate 7 persons at this address
As published by the council, reference 26/00154/CLU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00154/CLU
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use/Dev. Existing
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Consent Granted
- Received
- 11 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 23 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Preston Seton And Gosford
- Parish
- Cockenzie & Port Seton Community Council
- Decision by
- Scheme of Delegation Decision
- Postcode
- EH32 0DU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Feb 2026
Received by East Lothian
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12 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Consent Granted
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
East Lothian granted permission on 23 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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