Planning application
Mary Erskine School 95 Ravelston Dykes Road Edinburgh EH4 3NT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Oak - reduce canopy over the car park by 1-2m to help rebalance the tree after losing branch on the opposite side.
As published by the council, reference 23/03602/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 23/03602/TPO
- Type
- Treework
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 9 Aug 2023
- Validated
- 9 Aug 2023
- Decided
- 29 Aug 2023
- Ward
- Corstorphine/Murrayfield
- Parish
- Murrayfield (pre 28 March 2025)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH4 3NT
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 3 applications since 2012: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02857/FUL Awaiting decision
Mary Erskine School 95 Ravelston Dykes Road Edinburgh EH4 3NT
New children's playpark (outdoor timber structures) in the grounds of Ravelston School Campus in the vicinity of the Sports Centre and the Primary education building.
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12/03078/FUL Withdrawn
Mary Erskine School 95 Ravelston Dykes Road Edinburgh EH4 3NT
Proposal to fell the trees which are located outside the school's library and which are beginning to out grow their location.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Aug 2023
Received by City of Edinburgh
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29 Aug 2023
Decision issued: Granted
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25 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of Edinburgh granted permission on 29 August 2023, 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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