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5 Blackford Road Edinburgh EH9 2DT

Decided City of Edinburgh 19/03199/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

2x holly in front garden - reduce and shape, cypress x2 - dismantle 2 cypress at wall in rear garden, laurel + 3 holly in rear garden - reduce and shape, birch at 7 blackford - lightly lift and shape, holly at 7 - reduce and shape.

As published by the council, reference 19/03199/TCO

Application record

Reference
19/03199/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Rejected
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Received
3 Jul 2019
Validated
3 Jul 2019
Decided
5 Jul 2019
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Marchmont/Sciennes
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH9 2DT

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019.

  • 26/0720/TCO Awaiting decision

    5 Blackford Road Edinburgh EH9 2DT

    Acer psuedoplatanus - 20% crown thin and approx 2m reduction, Prunus (cherry) - 20% crown thin and approx 1.5m reduction, Prunus Lusitanica - 0.5m crown reduction

    Submitted 31 Aug 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jul 2019

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 5 Jul 2019

    Decision issued: Not make a Tree Preservation Order

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

1 document on file for this application

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After the decision

City of Edinburgh has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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