Planning application
Proposed Telecoms Apparatus 35 Metres South Of 96 Princes Street Edinburgh
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The installation of 1 No. ground-based equipment cabinet. The installation of 1 No. small cell antenna on to the existing CCTV column.
As published by the council, reference 26/01976/PNTEL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01976/PNTEL
- Type
- Prior Notification
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 6 May 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- Old Town
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 July 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 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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About prior approval applications
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