16 - 20 Castle Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 3AT Data via plota.co.uk

26/03850/ADV - Advert Consent Awaiting Assessment

Proposal

Advertisement consent for temporary display of a non-illuminated shroud advertisement. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Nov 2026 and 21 Nov 2026, from Edinburgh's recent signs and adverts.

Site constraints 5

Grade A listed: 16, 18, 20 Castle Street, Edinburgh
List entry LB28472 · 5 m away · 68 more listed buildings within 150 m (9 Grade A, 54 Grade B, 5 Grade C)
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 ↗
Registered park or garden: The New Town Gardens
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 ↗
New 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.
Also on the record
SSSI 228 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano; Scheduled monument 230 m away: Edinburgh Castle/Caisteal Dhùn Èideann.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 2 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Advert Consent
Postcode
EH2 3AT
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Armstrong Planning.

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Edinburgh usually decides signs and adverts by day 55.

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
200decided 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.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
20 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No