Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 25 Metres North Of 81 Grassmarket Old Town Edinburgh Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
The installation of 1 no. Omni Wireless Antenna to be installed at 5m and ancillary development thereto including 2 no. Remote Radio Units (RRU) and 1 no. Base Band Unit (BBU) at a height of 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 6
Show the other 73 with distances
- 4 mK6 Telephone Kiosk, Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
- 8 mRailings And Gate, Boundary Wall, Covenanters' Memorial, Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade C
- 15 mWest Bow Well, West Bow, Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade A
- 24 m98 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade A
- 25 m85 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
- 25 m81, 83 Grassmasket, EdinburghGrade B
- 31 m112A West Bow, EdinburghGrade B
- 31 m114, 116, 118 West Bow, 112B, EdinburghGrade B
- 32 m101, 103 West Bow, EdinburghGrade A
- 33 m1-3 Cowgatehead, EdinburghGrade C
- 35 m108 West Bow, EdinburghGrade B
- 36 m94 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
- 36 m94 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
- 38 m99 West Bow, EdinburghGrade A
- 40 m96, 96A Grassmarket Mission, EdinburghGrade C
- 40 m98, 100, 102 West Bow, EdinburghGrade B
- 43 m65, 67, 69, 71, 73 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
- 43 m65, 67, 69, 71, 73 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
- 43 m65, 67, 69, 71, 73 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
- 48 m86, 88, 90 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
- 48 mCrocket's Land, 91-93 West Bow, EdinburghGrade A
- 49 m94, 96 West Bow, EdinburghGrade B
- 54 m74-78 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
- 54 m89 West Bow, EdinburghGrade A
- 54 mGreyfriars Hostel, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 Cowgate, EdinburghGrade B
- 58 m84-92 West Bow, EdinburghGrade C
- 58 m84-92 West Bow, EdinburghGrade C
- 60 m87-87A West Bow, EdinburghGrade B
- 61 m82 West Bow, EdinburghGrade C
- 64 m70, 72 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
- 67 mClinic, 7, 9, 11 Johnston Terrace, EdinburghGrade C
- 69 m1, 3 Victoria Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 70 m40-46 Victoria Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 70 mClinic, 14-20 Cowgate, EdinburghGrade B
- 71 mSt Columba's By The Castle Episcopal Church, 14 Johnston Terrace, EdinburghGrade B
- 73 m66-68 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
- 76 m64 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
- 77 m5, 7, Victoria Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 93 mLamps And Steps, Railings, Victoria Terrace With Pavement, EdinburghGrade A
- 94 mSt John's Church And Parish School, 9 Victoria Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 96 m22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32 Victoria Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 102 m11, 13, 15 Victoria Street, EdinburghGrade C
- 103 mPublic Health Chambers, 15 Johnston Terrace, EdinburghGrade B
- 112 mLivingstone House, 17-39 Cowgate, EdinburghGrade C
- 113 mSt Columba's Free Church Of Scotland, Johnston Terrace, EdinburghGrade B
- 115 m20 Victoria Street, 18, EdinburghGrade B
- 115 m5-6 India Buildings, Victoria Street, EdinburghGrade A
- 116 mJanitor's House, 17 Johnston Terrace, Castlehill School, EdinburghGrade B
- 117 mThe Hub Festival Centre, 348-350 Castlehill, EdinburghGrade A
- 118 mHeriot Bakery, 41 Grassmarket, EdinburghGrade B
- 121 m6, 7, 8 Upper Bow, EdinburghGrade C
- 121 mQuaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, EdinburghGrade B
- 124 mBoswell's Court, 352 Castlehill, EdinburghGrade A
- 125 m4 Upper Bow, EdinburghGrade C
- 126 mMagdalen Chapel, 41 Cowgate, EdinburghGrade A
- 126 m39, 41, 43 Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade B
- 127 m3 Upper BowGrade C
- 129 m16 Johnston Terrace, EdinburghGrade B
- 132 m35-37 Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade B
- 133 mCentral Library, George IV Bridge, EdinburghGrade A
- 134 m30-40 GrassmarketGrade B
- 135 m340 Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade B
- 136 m9 George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 139 mOutlook Tower, 549 Castlehill, EdinburghGrade A
- 139 mScience Block, George Heriot's School, Lauriston Place, EdinburghGrade B
- 139 mBailie John Mcmorran's House, 5-6 Riddle's Court, Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade A
- 141 m330 Lawnmarket, EdinburghGrade B
- 141 m3 Merchant Street, EdinburghGrade B
- 144 mCannonball House, 356 Castlehill, EdinburghGrade A
- 144 mSecession Church, 3 Victoria Terrace, EdinburghGrade B
- 145 mFront Block To S, 537-539 Castlehill, EdinburghGrade B
- 147 mFine Art Department, Central Public Library, George Iv Bridge, EdinburghGrade B
- 147 mChurchyard, Greyfriars Church, Candlemaker Row, EdinburghGrade A
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
- 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
No public comments yet.
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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