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George Heriots School 2 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9EQ

Granted City of Edinburgh 17/00026/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

Ash Tag No 1158 - Crown reshape. Fungal decay. Reduce height by circa 4m and radius to S and W by 3m, Joseph's Rock Rowan Tag No 783 - Target Prune lower limbs to 1.5 m , Sycamore Tag No. 787 - Crown reshape, Norway maple Tag 1151 - Remove to ground level. Extensive wounding due to fire, Common Ash Tag No 1157 - crown reshape to reduce by 8 m in all directions...

As published by the council, reference 17/00026/TCO

Application record

Reference
17/00026/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
No Objections to Proposals
Decision
Granted As published: raise no objection
Received
5 Jan 2017
Validated
5 Jan 2017
Decided
16 Jan 2017
Ward
City Centre (Pre May 2017)
Parish
Old Town
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH3 9EQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jan 2017

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 16 Jan 2017

    Decision issued: raise no objection

  3. 30 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 16 January 2017, 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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