Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 16 Metres West Of 5 Blackfriars Street Old Town Edinburgh Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
The proposed works consist of the removal of the existing 3m high signpost and replaced with a 6m high heavy duty post supporting 1 No. Omni antenna at a height of 6m above ground level (AGL), and ancillary development thereto including 2 No. Remote Radio Units (RRU), 1 No. Base Band Unit (BBU) at a height of 5.5m AGL on the signpost and all existing signs to be reinstated at existing heights. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 6
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- 15 m45-47 Blackfriars Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 16 m8-18 Blackfriars Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 21 m23, 25, 27, 29 Blackfriars Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 31 m2 and 4 New Skinner's Close (former Skinner's Hall), EdinburghGrade A
- 34 m17, 19, 21 Blackfriars Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 42 m13-15 Blackfriars Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 47 m50 Blackfriars Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 49 m9 Blackfriars Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 54 mMasonic Lodge, 63, 65, 67 Blackfriars Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 67 mTodrick's Wynd, 56, 58 And 60 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 67 m52 And 54 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 70 mMurdoch's Close, 48-50 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 72 m15, 17, 19 And 21 Niddry Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 72 mSkinner's Close, 44-46 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 73 m18, 19, 20, 21 South Bridge, 29 and 31 Niddry Street EdinburghGrade C
- 76 m11 And 13 Niddry Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 76 mPanmure St Anne's (Former St Anne's School), 6 South Gray's CloseGrade C
- 80 m, 36 And 38 High Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 83 m5, 7 And 9 Niddry Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 83 mSt Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Cowgate, EdinburghGrade B
- 90 mTweeddale House, 9, 11 Tweeddale Court, 14 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 91 mThe Bank Bar And Hotel, 1, 2 And 3 South Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 94 mSt Cecilia's Hall, Niddry Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 94 mK6 Telephone Kiosks, Chalmer's Close, High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 99 m123 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 100 m103-105 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 101 m107-108 South Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 101 m96, 97, 98, 99 South Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 103 mNorth Gray's Close, 125 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 103 mWall, Tweeddale Court, High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 104 m119 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 105 mNetherbow Wellhead, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 107 mSedan Chair House, Tweeddale Court, 14 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 113 m127-129 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 115 m57 And 59 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 116 m131 And 133 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 116 m16 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 118 m10-12 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 119 mSouth Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 119 m37, 38 South Bridge, EdinburghGrade C
- 120 mMoubray House, 51 And 53 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 121 mRoyal Bank Of Scotland, 29-31 North Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 122 mJohn Knox's House, 45 High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 126 mTron Church, High Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 129 m7, 9, 11 St Mary's Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 131 m9, 11, 13, 15 Blair Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 132 m301-319 (Odd Nos) Cowgate And 1 And 2 High School YardsGrade B
- 133 m17, 19, 21, 23 Blair Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 133 m27 Blair Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 133 m2-8 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 134 mMission Hall, 63-67 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 135 mFormer Gateway To Tweeddale House Stables, Cowgate, EdinburghGrade C
- 135 mSecession Chapel, 13 Infirmary Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 136 m1, 3, 5, 7 Blair Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 138 m10, 12, 14 Robertson's Close, EdinburghGrade B
- 141 m7, 9 And 11 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 142 m1-2 Hunter Square, EdinburghGrade B
- 142 mDeptartment Of Works, University Of Edinburgh, 9 Infirmary Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 145 mTrinity College Church Apse, (Between High Street And Jeffrey Street), Chalmer's CloseGrade A
- 147 mPolice Call Box, South Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 147 m54, 56 North Bridge, EdinburghGrade A
- 147 m1-5 High Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 147 mPolice Call Box, Cowgate, EdinburghGrade B
Checked on 17 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 28 days from validation, 13 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 15 for prior approvals. Approved, as 94% of prior approvals here are.
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Public comments
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Last counted 9 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 19 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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