3 - 5 Cranston Street Old Town Edinburgh EH8 8BE Data via plota.co.uk

25/05299/S50 - Section 50 Certificate Approved

Proposal

Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2025
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Approved
7 Oct 2025

Approved on 7 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade B listed: 4, 6, 8 And 10 Jeffrey Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB29192 · 7 m away · 47 more listed buildings within 150 m (6 Grade A, 34 Grade B, 7 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 47 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; SSSI 330 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano; Scheduled monument 212 m away: Edinburgh Town Wall, Flodden Wall, Drummond Street to Pleasance.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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
Section 50 Certificate
Postcode
EH8 8BE
Received
6 Oct 2025
Validated
6 Oct 2025
Parish
Old Town
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Nov 2025
Decision
Issue S50 Certificate
Decision date
7 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 1 days from validation, 59 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 60 for full applications. Approved, as 79% of full applications here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
8%go to committee

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Public comments

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Last counted 12 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
4 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No