Wemyss House 28 Links Road Port Seton East Lothian EH32 0DU
Approved on 23 February 2026
Council decision: Consent GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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
- Received
- 11 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- East Lothian Council
- Ward
- Preston Seton And Gosford
- ReceivedReceived11 Feb
- ValidatedValidated12 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date12 Apr
- DecidedDecided23 Feb
Decided in 11 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Wemyss House 28 Links Road Port Seton East Lothian EH32 0DU. East Lothian has handled 87 applications of this type. This one was decided in 12 days, 6 weeks quicker than East Lothian's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Preston Seton And Gosford. We hold 183 applications in total for the EH32 postcode area.
55% of amendment applications at East Lothian Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- EH32 0DU
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawful Use/Dev. Existing
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Cockenzie & Port Seton Community Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 12 April 2026
- Permission expires
- 23 February 2031
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 59 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Source: East Lothian
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