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
- 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
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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14 Merchiston Place Edinburgh EH10 4NS
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Decided Trees 1 doc -
3 Merchiston Avenue Edinburgh EH10 4NT
94% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jul
DBH 80 &140mm. - Remove to ground level., 5. Pear. Height 8m, spread 5m, DBH 300mm. - Reduce height by 3m, pruning to optimal form., 6. Mature Birch. Height 16m, spread 12m, DBH 550mm. - Remove to ground level....
Awaiting decision Trees 10 docs -
3A Merchiston Avenue Edinburgh EH10 4NT
94% historically approved · decision due ~29 Jun
1. Sycamore, Height 10m spread 7m DBH 64cm. Wall moving due to root growth. Decay near ground level - Remove the trees to ground level., Norway maple, Height 10, spread 8, dbh 670mm. Wall moving due to root growth. - Remove the tree to ground level. , 3. Cherry Height 12m, spread 11m, DBH 530mm. - Reduce height by 2.5m and spread by 2.5m radius. , Laburnum Height 4.5m, spread 4m, DBH, multi-stem 60,60,75,80,110mm. - Remove the tree to ground level, due to poor condition and advanced decay
Awaiting decision Trees 9 docs -
3 Merchiston Avenue Edinburgh EH10 4NT
94% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jul
T1. Cherry Height 8m, spread 10m, DBH 2 stems from near ground level 260/280mm. Decay pocket at ground level and 1.8m. Reduce height by 2m and spread of south bra2. Cherry. Height 11m, spread 15m, DBH 360 & 450mm. Pruning wounds and decay pReduce height by 3m and spread east and west by 2.5m. 3. Chamaecyparis. Height 8m, spread 7m, DBH 290mm. No branches up to around 4mRemove the tree to ground level. 4. Self-sown cherry with poor form. Height 4. 5m, spread 5m, DBH 80 &140mm. Remove to ground level. 5. Pear. Height 8m, spread 5m, DBH 300mm. Reduce height by 3m, pruning to optimal form. 6. Mature Birch. Height 16m, spread 12m, DBH 550mm. Remove to ground level.
Awaiting decision Trees 11 docs -
19 Merchiston Place Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 4PL
The listed building itself will not be affected. Proposal is to replace existing driveway, which was installed in the late 1980s with modern materials, and the footpath, which was installed in the post-war period, consisting of concrete / aggregate crazy paving.
Decided Heritage and listed buildings 12 docs -
19 Merchiston Place Edinburgh EH10 4PL
Replace existing driveway and footpath. This is a resubmission of an application that was granted in 2021 but never commenced, reference 21/02558/FUL.
Granted Full applications 8 docs
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