Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 22 Metres East Of 319 Cowgate Edinburgh Data via plota.co.uk

26/01994/PNTEL - Prior Notification Approved

Proposal

The installation of 1 No. ground-based equipment cabinet and the installation of 1 No. small cell antenna on to the existing street lighting column. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2026
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Approved
27 May 2026

Approved on 27 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

31 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Police Call Box, Cowgate, Edinburgh, Grade B, about 4 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade A, 22 Grade B, 7 Grade C
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
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.
Scheduled monument about 44 m away: Edinburgh Town Wall, Flodden Wall, Drummond Street to Pleasance
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; SSSI about 422 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Prior Notification
Postcode
EH1 1NA
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
No Ward Number
Parish
Old Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Jul 2026
Decision
Permitted Development
Decision date
27 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Dalcour Maclaren.

How this decision compares

Decided in 19 days from validation, 6 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 25 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 97% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

75%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
187decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No