Planning application
5 St James Square Edinburgh EH1 3AX
Works: Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Fascia sign, box sign. Box sign with built up letters internal LED illumination, opal acrylic faces Internally Illuminate hung from soft steel rods and frosted vinyl on windows and door.
As published by the council, reference 25/05630/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05630/ADV
- Type
- Advert Consent
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 23 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 23 Oct 2025
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- New Town + Broughton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH1 3AX
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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25/05901/S50 Decided
5 St James Square Edinburgh EH1 3AX
Request for a Planning Section 50 Certificate (Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 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 18 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
5 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 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.
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