1F 15 West Maitland Street Edinburgh EH12 5EA Data via plota.co.uk

26/02570/CLESTL - Certificate of Lawfulness Existing STL Awaiting Assessment

Proposal

Short term let accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
17 Jun 2026
✓
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Decision
Target date was 17 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 11 Nov 2026; it is now day 146.

The consultation period closed on 9 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 4

Grade B listed: 15, 16, 17, 18 West Maitland Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB29292 · 1 m away · 18 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade A, 13 Grade B, 4 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.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Registered park or garden: The New Town Gardens
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 ↗
New 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 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
EH12 5EA
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
KMC Planning.

Decision outlook

Day 146, past the statutory target. 60% 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 10 Nov 2026.

Day 14690 days past the 56-day target
27%decided within 8 weeks
51%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

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 10 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
9 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No