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53 Craiglea Drive Edinburgh EH10 5PE

Granted City of Edinburgh 20/01380/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

Remove 3 early mature lawson cypresses fronting onto dalhousie terrace. - pushing stone retaining wall by public footway. roots damaging public footway.

As published by the council, reference 20/01380/TCO

Application record

Reference
20/01380/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
19 Mar 2020
Validated
19 Mar 2020
Decided
29 Apr 2020
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Morningside (pre 28 March 2025)
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH10 5PE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Mar 2020

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 29 Apr 2020

    Decision issued: Not make a Tree Preservation Order

  3. 28 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 29 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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