Flat 22 5 Drummond Street Southside Edinburgh EH8 9TT Data via plota.co.uk

26/01427/CLESTL - Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL Awaiting Assessment

Proposal

Use of entire flatted dwelling as short stay residential accommodation, by single persons, or up to 2 persons together. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
3 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 162.

Site constraints 5

Grade B listed: St Patrick's Roman Catholic School, Drummond Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB30048 · 0 m from the pin · 29 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade A, 24 Grade B, 3 Grade C)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 29 with distances
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
World heritage site: Edinburgh World Heritage Site Boundary
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Old Town conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Scheduled monument 17 m away: Edinburgh Town Wall, Flodden Wall, Drummond Street to Pleasance
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 411 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Edinburgh
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL
Postcode
EH8 9TT
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
3 Apr 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Old Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
STL Solutions.

Decision outlook

Day 162, past the statutory target. 65% of changes of use in Edinburgh are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Sept 2026.

Day 162106 days past the 56-day target
31%decided within 8 weeks
47%approved
13%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 18 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No