45 Sciennes Road Sciennes Edinburgh EH9 1NS Data via plota.co.uk

25/03336/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) Approved

Proposal

The proposal is to widen the gate access by modest amount and conform with 3m permitted driveway width in the Grange. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jun 2025
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Validated
4 Jul 2025
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Approved
14 Jul 2025

Approved on 14 Jul 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026

Site constraints 2

Grange 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.
17 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 5 Sciennes House Place, Edinburgh, Grade B, 52 m away · 10 Grade B, 7 Grade C
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 4 November 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 (proposed)
Postcode
EH9 1NS
Received
26 Jun 2025
Validated
4 Jul 2025
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Marchmont/Sciennes (pre 28 March 2025)
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Sept 2025
Decision
Granted
Decision date
14 Jul 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 10 days from validation, 53 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 63 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 56% of lawful development certificates here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
56%approved
570decided in the last year

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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
25 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No