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25/06594/FUL - Planning Permission Approved
Signs & advertsCommercial premises

Proposal

New canopy and wall mounted lights. Reposition signage. (AS AMENDED) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Dec 2025
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Validated
7 Jan 2026
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Approved
26 Mar 2026

Approved on 26 Mar 2026 · Local Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION PDF Application Form · 18 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF NEIGHLIST09 - NEIGHBOURS NOTIFIED LIST Neighbour Notification List · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF REPORT OF HANDLING Report of Handling · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

South Side 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.
World heritage site 29 m away: Edinburgh World Heritage Site Boundary
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
31 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 7 Hill Place, Edinburgh, Grade B, 37 m away · 2 Grade A, 27 Grade B, 2 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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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; SSSI 324 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano; Scheduled monument 211 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
Planning Permission
Postcode
EH8 9ST
Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Southside
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Mar 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
26 Mar 2026
Decision level
Local Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
The University Of Edinburgh.

How this decision compares

Decided in 78 days from validation, 21 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 57 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 89% of signs and adverts here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
283decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

23 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No

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