Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 15 Metres East Of 5 Forrest Road Old Town Edinburgh Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
The installation of 1 No. Omni wireless antenna situated on a new extension arm to be installed at 5.5m and ancillary development thereto including 2 No. remote radio units (RRU) and 1 No. base band unit (BBU) at a height of 5m - 4.5m on the existing CCTV column. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 30 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026
Documents 3
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 5
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- 23 m4, 5, 6 Greyfriars Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 25 m7-9 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
- 32 m1, 2, 3, Greyfriars Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 33 mNew North Free Church, Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade B
- 44 m7 Bristo Place, EdinburghGrade C
- 48 mLodge And Gate Piers, Churchyard, Greyfriars Church, Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade A
- 49 m8, 9, 10 Bristo Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 50 mPublic House, 30, 32, 34 Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade B
- 53 mGreyfriars Bobby Fountain, George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade A
- 53 m4 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
- 58 mCharity Workhouse, 1, 2, 3, 4 Forrest Hill, EdinburghGrade B
- 63 mCandlemakers' Hall, 36, 38, 40 Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade A
- 65 mSeventh Day Adventist Church, Bristo Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 68 mOddfellows Hall, 10 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade B
- 72 mPost Office, 27-33 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
- 78 m20 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
- 79 mGreyfriars Church, Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade A
- 80 m44 Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade C
- 82 m32 And 34 George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 84 m9 Brighton Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 90 m46, 48 Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade B
- 91 m29 And 30 George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 92 mJericho House, 55-55A Lothian Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 93 m5 Forrest Hill Road and 41 Forrest Road (Former Territorial Army Centre and University of Edinburgh, School of Artificial Intelligence), EdinburghGrade B
- 94 mBank Of Scotland, 32-32A Chambers Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 95 m26 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
- 97 m15-19 Bristo Place, EdinburghGrade C
- 98 mEdinburgh Dental Hospital And School, 30-31 Chambers Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 99 m50, 52, 54 Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade B
- 99 m43 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
- 99 m15-16 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
- 99 m11, 12, 13, 14 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
- 101 m31, 33 George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade C
- 103 mFrankenstein Pub, 26 George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 104 m8-10 Brighton Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 104 m7, 8, 9, 10 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
- 105 m4, 5, 6 Teviot Place, EdinburghGrade C
- 109 m56, 56A Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade C
- 110 mRoyal Museum Of Scotland, 44 Chambers Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 110 m41-47 Lothian Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 110 m49, 51, 53 Lothian Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 115 m58 Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade C
- 124 m51-61 Forrest Road, EdinburghGrade C
- 126 m29-39 Lothian Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 130 m21, 22, 23, 24, 25 George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 133 mAugustine Bristo Congregational Church, 41-43 George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 134 mCrown Office, 23-25 Chambers Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 136 mPillars, Middle Meadow Walk, EdinburghGrade B
- 148 mWar Memorial, George Heriot's School, Lauriston Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 148 mWilliam Chambers Statue, Chambers Street, EdinburghGrade B
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Important details
- Council
- Edinburgh
- Application type
- Prior Notification-Telecommunication
- Received
- 4 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 4 Dec 2025
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- Old Town
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 29 Jan 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 30 Dec 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Clarke Telecom Limited.
How this decision compares
Decided in 26 days from validation, 9 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 17 for prior approvals. Refused, as 6% of prior approvals here are.
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →
Public comments
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Last counted 10 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 27 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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