Planning application
20 Merchiston Place Edinburgh EH10 4NS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
cherry tree, white beam, holly - thinning of the crowns and lifting canopy.
As published by the council, reference 16/05005/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 16/05005/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- No Objections to Proposals
- Decision
- Granted As published: raise no objection
- Received
- 14 Oct 2016
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2016
- Decided
- 8 Nov 2016
- Ward
- Meadows/Morningside (Pre May 2017)
- Parish
- Merchiston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH10 4NS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Oct 2016
Received by City of Edinburgh
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8 Nov 2016
Decision issued: raise no objection
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6 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of Edinburgh granted permission on 8 November 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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