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5 Abbotsford Park Edinburgh EH10 5DX

Granted City of Edinburgh 16/03886/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

stand of sorbus spp tree 1 - reduce from gutters and buildings and boundarys, holly (tree2) - remove as too close to wall, acer platanoides crimson (tree3) - reduce and thin to maintain current size and allow light to under story, acer platanoides tree4 - remove as too close to wall/innappropriate species/location and will become problematic.

As published by the council, reference 16/03886/TCO

Application record

Reference
16/03886/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
No Objections to Proposals
Decision
Granted As published: raise no objection
Received
11 Aug 2016
Validated
11 Aug 2016
Decided
5 Oct 2016
Ward
Meadows/Morningside (Pre May 2017)
Parish
Merchiston
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH10 5DX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2016

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 5 Oct 2016

    Decision issued: raise no objection

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

1 document on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 5 October 2016, 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 tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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