70 Haymarket Terrace New Town Edinburgh EH12 5LQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/03691/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) Awaiting Assessment

Proposal

Continuation of the existing hot food takeaway use, with the introduction of customer seating for a maximum of 20 customers within the existing premises, allowing customers to consume food and non-alcoholic drinks on site. The existing kitchen, takeaway operation and premises layout will remain substantially unchanged. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 21 Nov 2026 and 12 Dec 2026, from Edinburgh's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 3

Grade B listed: Hotel, 1 Coates Gardens, Edinburgh
List entry LB28565 · 11 m away · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade A, 5 Grade B)
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 25 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 (proposed)
Postcode
EH12 5LQ
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
18 Sept 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
West End
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Edinburgh usually decides changes of use by day 77.

Day 1661 days to the predicted decision (day 77)
29%decided within 8 weeks
50%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.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No