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20B Polwarth Terrace Edinburgh EH11 1NB

Granted City of Edinburgh 21/06164/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

Silver Birch - removal.

As published by the council, reference 21/06164/TCO

Application record

Reference
21/06164/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
22 Nov 2021
Validated
22 Nov 2021
Decided
2 Dec 2021
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Merchiston (pre 28 March 2025)
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH11 1NB

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/0278/TCO Granted

    20B Polwarth Terrace Edinburgh EH11 1NB

    2 x acer pseudoplatanus of approx 20m - lateral tip reduce canopy over garden of 20B by no more than 2.0m

    Decided 14 May 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Nov 2021

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 2 Dec 2021

    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

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 2 December 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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