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Flat 1 33 Blackford Road Edinburgh EH9 2DT

Granted City of Edinburgh 20/01320/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

2 Mature multi Lawson Cypresses on east boundary near SE corner of building remove. Plant 2 trees with suitable replacement species.

As published by the council, reference 20/01320/TCO

Application record

Reference
20/01320/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision
Granted As published: Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Received
16 Mar 2020
Validated
18 Mar 2020
Decided
23 Apr 2020
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Marchmont/Sciennes (pre 28 March 2025)
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 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20/00125/TCO Granted

    Flat 1 33 Blackford Road Edinburgh EH9 2DT

    Very large multi-stemmed Cypress tree - Section fell 1 x very large multi-stemmed Cypress tree.

    Decided 10 Feb 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Mar 2020

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 18 Mar 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Apr 2020

    Decision issued: Not make a Tree Preservation Order

  4. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  5. 28 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Not make a Tree Preservation Order

    Previously Awaiting decision.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Frontier Forestry Ltd Agent, registered in Penicuik

Active · incorporated 1998 · Penicuik

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Documents

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2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 23 April 2020, 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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