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St. Margaret's Care Home 5 East Suffolk Road Edinburgh EH16 5PH

Granted City of Edinburgh 21/04988/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

1x Sliver Birch and 1x Ash tree to be removed due to causing damage to boundary wall.

As published by the council, reference 21/04988/TCO

Application record

Reference
21/04988/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
23 Sep 2021
Validated
23 Sep 2021
Decided
13 Oct 2021
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Grange/Prestonfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH16 5PH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Sep 2021

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 13 Oct 2021

    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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 13 October 2021, 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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