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8 Craigleith Avenue North Edinburgh EH4 3LG

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 17/01720/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Rear gdn rear boundary-remove 2 mature poplars:too large for garden & have large growth potential - may have safety issues with stability of regrowth on decaying topping cuts if trees retained.

As published by the council, reference 17/01720/TCO

Application record

Reference
17/01720/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
13 Jun 2017
Validated
18 Apr 2017
Ward
Corstorphine/Murrayfield (Pre May 2017)
Parish
Murrayfield
Postcode
EH4 3LG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Apr 2017

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 13 Jun 2017

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  3. 18 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 June 2017, 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.

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.

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