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19 Polwarth Terrace Edinburgh EH11 1NQ

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 16/03948/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Reduce size of five trees at the front of the property - Reduce.

As published by the council, reference 16/03948/TCO

Application record

Reference
16/03948/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
16 Aug 2016
Validated
16 Aug 2016
Ward
Meadows/Morningside (Pre May 2017)
Parish
Merchiston
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH11 1NQ

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2016: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20/00924/TCO Granted

    19 Polwarth Terrace Edinburgh EH11 1NQ

    NW corner over street - 1 mature Horse chestnut. - Remove. Cracking and bulging stone retaining wall., Small Cypress to west of house. - Remove., Young Atlantic Cedar on west lawn. - Remove., 2 large Lawson Cypresses & 1 upright Cypress (in clump) at SW corner of house. - Remove., Rear boundary- 5 Castlewellan Leylandii currently forming a hedge. - Remove.

    Decided 21 Apr 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Aug 2016

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 October 2016, 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

1 document 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 tree works applications in a median of 14 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 19 Polwarth Terrace Polwarth Edinburgh EH11 1NQ

    25/06418/TCO Submitted 8 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    T1 Horse chestnut remove, T2 and T3 Lime reduce, T4 Beech reduce limb.

    Granted Trees 13 docs

  • 19 Polwarth Terrace Edinburgh EH11 1NQ

    20/00924/TCO Submitted 25 Feb 2020 50 yards away

    NW corner over street - 1 mature Horse chestnut. - Remove. Cracking and bulging stone retaining wall., Small Cypress to west of house. - Remove., Young Atlantic Cedar on west lawn. - Remove., 2 large Lawson Cypresses & 1 upright Cypress (in clump) at SW corner of house. - Remove., Rear boundary- 5 Castlewellan Leylandii currently forming a hedge. - Remove.

    Granted Trees 3 docs

  • Flat 1 26B Polwarth Terrace Polwarth Edinburgh EH11 1NA

    26/0686/TCO Submitted 19 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

    T1 Lime - Crown lift to 5m, T2 Lime - Crown lift to 5m, T3 Lime - Crown lift to 5m.

    Awaiting decision Trees 5 docs

  • Flat 4 9 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ

    26/0280/TCO Submitted 17 Apr 2026 100 yards away

    T1 willow partial removal of fallen tree.

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • Flat 4 9 Ettrick Road Edinburgh EH10 5BJ

    26/0295/TCO Submitted 24 Apr 2026 100 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~23 Jun

    T1 Willow, remove 4m height from FALLEN tree.

    Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs

  • 15 Polwarth Terrace Edinburgh EH11 1NT

    21/05002/TCO Submitted 23 Sep 2021 100 yards away

    Young multi-stemmed Elm. Has large growth potential - remove as growing from base of boundary retaining wall. Holly - reduce by approximately 20% and shape to keep it small. Reduce rootball expansion as it appears to be cracking stone boundary wall.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
    Small domestic

In City of Edinburgh

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    5 Belford Terrace New Town Edinburgh EH4 3DQ

    Birch, located at southeast corner of the back garden. height 9m, spread 8m, dbh 230mm. reduce height by upto 2.5m to just above phone lines. reduce spread northeast by upto 2.5m.

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/0873/TCO Awaiting decision

    14 Corrennie Gardens Morningside Edinburgh EH10 6DG

    Cotoneaster height 5m, spread 6m, dbh 3 stems 100 mm, 130mm and 190mm. the tree is in poor condition and shows little sign of recovery. remove the tree to ground level.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/0872/TCO Awaiting decision

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    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
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    Young codominant stemmed oak tree by the river. remove. weak included union has failed & one of the stems is lying in the river.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/0870/TPO Awaiting decision

    2 Comiston Farm Close Edinburgh EH10 6BF

    Ash tree (tag 256) in the woodland behind 2 comiston farm close. Dieback of the upper crown remove large diameter deadwood over the garden of 2 comiston farm close.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees