Planning application
28 St Andrew Square Edinburgh EH2 1AF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Temporary display of an externally illuminated advertisement banner on a scaffold shroud.
As published by the council, reference 25/05574/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05574/ADV
- Type
- Advert Consent
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 21 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2025
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- New Town + Broughton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH2 1AF
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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25/06551/LBC Granted
28 St Andrew Square Edinburgh EH2 1AF
Proposed external additions including handrails, flagpoles, canopy, signage and intercoms
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25/06553/FUL Granted
28 St Andrew Square Edinburgh EH2 1AF
Proposed new flagpoles.
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21/04284/LBC Granted
28 St Andrew Square Edinburgh EH2 1AF
Proposed internal and external alterations to existing office building (class 4) to include removal of current extension and the provision of a new rear and rooftop extension, including cycle parking and associated facilities. (as amended)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Oct 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
City of Edinburgh took a median of 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year City of Edinburgh decided advertisement consent applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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28 St Andrew Square New Town Edinburgh EH2 1AF
Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005)
Decided 2 docs -
28 St Andrew Square Edinburgh EH2 1AF
Proposed external additions including handrails, flagpoles, canopy, signage and intercoms
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 14 docs -
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28 St Andrew Square New Town Edinburgh EH2 1AF
Advertisement of the following types : canopy, flags, plaques and hanging signage.
Granted Advertising 13 docs -
28 St Andrew Square Edinburgh EH2 1AF
Proposed internal and external alterations to existing office building (class 4) to include removal of current extension and the provision of a new rear and rooftop extension, including cycle parking and associated facilities. (as amended)
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 102 docs -
Scottish National Portrait Gallery 1 Queen Street Edinburgh EH2 1JD
Proposed alterations to alter and extend 4no. handrails to each of the 2 main staircases, at each of the quarter landings (8no. rails in total).
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs
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