Planning application
5 Sunbury Place Edinburgh EH4 3BY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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
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15 Jan 2026
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 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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