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Flat 1 71 Canongate Old Town Edinburgh EH8 8BS

26/00757/CLESTLCertificate of Lawfulness Existing STLAwaiting decision
Lawful development certificate
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

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

Received
26 February 2026
Decision due
18 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
City Centre
  1. Received26 Feb
  2. Validated19 Mar
  3. Consult.14 Apr
  4. Target18 May
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 14 April.

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Flat 1 71 Canongate Old Town Edinburgh EH8 8BS. Edinburgh has handled 422 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 303 applications across City Centre. We hold 631 applications in total for the EH8 postcode area.

55% of amendment applications at City of Edinburgh Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EH8 8BS
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Old Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 March 2026
Last date for comments
14 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
22B Corstorphine Road Edinburgh EH12 6HP

Planning decision

Statutory period
60 days

Additional information

Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Edinburgh

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