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Proposed Telecoms Apparatus South Of 443 - 449 Lawnmarket Edinburgh

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/01996/PNTEL Prior Notification

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Proposal

The installation of ancillary apparatus within the existing, adjacent red telephone kiosks. The removal of an existing traffic light column and the deployment of a taller, replacement traffic light column in the same location. The installation of 1no. small cell antenna on to the replacement traffic light column.

As published by the council, reference 26/01996/PNTEL

Application record

Reference
26/01996/PNTEL
Type
Prior Notification
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Old Town
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 May 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 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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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 prior approval applications in a median of 24 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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