Planning application
Polwarth Parish Church 38 Polwarth Terrace Polwarth Edinburgh EH11 1LU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The proposed upgrade of an existing telecommunications base station comprising the removal of 4 no antennas, internal upgrade of existing equipment room together with ancillary development thereto.
As published by the council, reference 25/05238/PNT
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05238/PNT
- Type
- Prior Notification-Telecommunication
- Status
- Permitted Development
- Decision
- Permitted Development
- Received
- 1 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 22 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Morningside
- Parish
- Merchiston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH11 1LU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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22 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Permitted Development
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About telecoms applications
How this application type works
Telecommunications applications cover masts, antennas and cabinets, most of which come forward as prior approval cases under permitted development rules. The council typically has 56 days to consider siting and appearance only. The need for the network itself is treated as established, so objections carry most weight where they address visual impact or siting.
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