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15 Sunbury Place Edinburgh EH4 3BY

Granted City of Edinburgh 20/03713/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

Early mature Sycamore at triangular piece of riverbank between garden rear wall & footbridge. - Remove.Large growth potential.Growing from base of retaining wall.Bole within 300mm from wall cope.

As published by the council, reference 20/03713/TCO

Application record

Reference
20/03713/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Decision
Granted As published: Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Received
3 Sep 2020
Validated
4 Sep 2020
Decided
7 Oct 2020
Ward
Inverleith
Parish
West End
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH4 3BY

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20/02141/TCO Decided

    15 Sunbury Place Edinburgh EH4 3BY

    Sycamore. About 8-10 metres in height. - Cutting down the upper part of the tree to below the level of the applicant's wall.

    Decided 11 May 2022 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Sep 2020

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 4 Sep 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 7 Oct 2020

    Decision issued: Not make a Tree Preservation Order

  4. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 7 October 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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    20/02141/TCO Submitted 27 May 2020 50 yards away

    Sycamore. About 8-10 metres in height. - Cutting down the upper part of the tree to below the level of the applicant's wall.

    Decided Trees 3 docs

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