Planning application
Western Nissan Swinton Place Loanhead EH20 9FB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Display of illuminated signage including illuminated totem sign
As published by the council, reference 26/00452/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00452/ADV
- Type
- Express Advertisement Consent
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Midlothian West
- Parish
- Loanhead & District Community Council
- Postcode
- EH20 9FB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2026
Received by Midlothian
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Midlothian took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Sign Specialists Ltd Agent, registered in Redditch
Active · incorporated 1961 · Redditch
171 applications on PlanIndex · across 102 councils · 93% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Midlothian for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Midlothian decided advertisement consent applications in a median of 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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