Planning application
20B Polwarth Terrace Edinburgh EH11 1NB
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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Nov 2021
Received by City of Edinburgh
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2 Dec 2021
Decision issued: Not make a Tree Preservation Order
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6 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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