Planning application
72 - 77 Princes Street, 3-5 Hanover Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 2DF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Temporary decorative scaffold shroud screen advertisement printed onto pvc inset within a coloured 1:1 image of the building. illuminated during the hours of darkness 7am-11pm only.
As published by the council, reference 25/05797/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05797/ADV
- Type
- Advert Consent
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 4 Nov 2025
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- New Town + Broughton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH2 2DF
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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26/01406/ADV Awaiting decision
72 - 77 Princes Street, 3-5 Hanover Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 2DF
Scaffolding shroud incorporating advertising display area with illumination.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 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 41 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 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 55 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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