Flat 4 3 Merchant Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2QD
Proposal
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming existing use as short-term let accommodation is lawful.
- Received
- 7 July 2026
- Decision due
- 6 September 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1 · last counted 4 October 2026
- Council
- City of Edinburgh Council
- Ward
- City Centre
- ReceivedReceived7 Jul
- ValidatedValidated7 Jul
- Consult.Consultation29 Jul
- TargetTarget Date6 Sep
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Flat 4 3 Merchant Street Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2QD. Edinburgh has handled 422 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 7 July 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 569 applications in total for the EH1 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
- EH1 2QD
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Old Town
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 7 July 2026
- Last date for comments
- 29 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO: Craig Douglas Stack Offices 126 West Regent Street Glasgow G2 1RW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 61 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 6
Site constraints
Source: Edinburgh
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