Planning application
40 North Bridge Old Town Edinburgh EH1 1QN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Fibre ethernet service for Boots store.
As published by the council, reference 26/00740/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00740/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Permission Is Not Required
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permission is not required
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 24 Mar 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- Old Town
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH1 1QN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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24 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Permission is not required
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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City of Edinburgh granted permission on 24 March 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 heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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