Planning application
28 St Andrew Square Edinburgh EH2 1AF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed new flagpoles.
As published by the council, reference 25/06553/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/06553/FUL
- Type
- Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 11 Feb 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- New Town + Broughton
- Decision by
- Local 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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25/05574/ADV Awaiting decision
28 St Andrew Square Edinburgh EH2 1AF
Temporary display of an externally illuminated advertisement banner on a scaffold shroud.
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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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16 Dec 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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5 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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City of Edinburgh granted permission on 11 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About full applications
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Nearby applications
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28 St Andrew Square Edinburgh EH2 1AF
Proposed external additions including handrails, flagpoles, canopy, signage and intercoms
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 14 docs -
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 -
28 St Andrew Square New Town Edinburgh EH2 1AF
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Decided 2 docs -
28 St Andrew Square Edinburgh EH2 1AF
90% historically approved · decision due ~16 Dec
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Awaiting decision Advertising 7 docs -
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