Flat 8 5 Drummond Street Edinburgh EH8 9TT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short-term let visitor accommodation for a period over 10 years. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 5 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 6
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- 28 mRoxburgh Place Hall, University Of Edinburgh, 2 Roxburgh Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 31 m27, 28, 29, 30, 31 Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 38 m21, 22 And 23 Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 48 mSt Peter's Episcopal Chapel, 3 Roxburgh Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 49 mPublic Baths, Infirmary Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 55 mSouth Bridge Primary School, 6 Infirmary Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 55 m36 And 37 Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 59 m4 Roxburgh Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 71 mNatural Philosophy Department, University Of Edinburgh, Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 75 m3 Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 76 mRutherford's Bar, 3 Drummond StreetGrade B
- 77 mGates And Gate Piers, Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 81 mIncluding Railings, 1-3 (Odd Nos) Roxburgh StreetGrade C
- 96 mSecession Chapel, 13 Infirmary Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 99 m3, 4, 5 Infirmary Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 100 mDeptartment Of Works, University Of Edinburgh, 9 Infirmary Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 105 m8-10 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 106 mArchaeology And Geography Department, University Of Edinburgh, 12 Infirmary Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 107 m16, 18, 20 Robertson's Close, EdinburghGrade B
- 108 m8-10 Hill Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 110 mSurgeons' Hall, Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 121 m10, 12, 14 Robertson's Close, EdinburghGrade B
- 124 mUniversity of Edinburgh Old CollegeGrade A
- 126 mOld Surgeon's Hall, Surgeon's Square, Drummond Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 129 m1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 137 m12 Hill Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 140 mLamp Standard, Chambers StreetGrade B
- 145 m301-319 (Odd Nos) Cowgate And 1 And 2 High School YardsGrade B
- 149 m18-20 Nicolson Street, EdinburghGrade B
Checked on 4 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
- 3 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2025
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- Old Town (pre 28 March 2025)
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Sept 2025
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 5 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- STL Solutions. (Renfrew St).
How this decision compares
Decided in 213 days from validation, 150 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 63 for lawful development certificates. Refused, as 44% of lawful development certificates here are.
Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →
Public comments
3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Nov 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 29 Jul 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Sept 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
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27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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