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5 Sunbury Place Edinburgh EH4 3BY

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/00163/FUL Planning Permission

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Proposal

Install solar PV panels on the south-facing part of the roof. The panels are black with black backing and will be mounted with 30-40mm brackets.

As published by the council, reference 26/00163/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00163/FUL
Type
Planning Permission
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
15 Jan 2026
Validated
15 Jan 2026
Ward
Inverleith
Parish
West End
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH4 3BY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jan 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 March 2026, 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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What 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 full applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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