Planning application
38 Mortonhall Gate Edinburgh EH16 6TJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
2 beech, 1 sycamore and 1 lime - Remove - see supporting report.
As published by the council, reference 18/10406/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 18/10406/TPO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 17 Dec 2018
- Validated
- 17 Dec 2018
- Decided
- 20 Feb 2019
- Ward
- Liberton/Gilmerton
- Parish
- Liberton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH16 6TJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2018: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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18/10406/TCO Granted
38 Mortonhall Gate Edinburgh EH16 6TJ
2 beech, 1 sycamore and 1 lime - Remove - see supporting report.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Dec 2018
Received by City of Edinburgh
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20 Feb 2019
Decision issued: Granted
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of Edinburgh granted permission on 20 February 2019, 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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