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3 & 5 Church Hill Edinburgh EH10 4BG

Granted City of Edinburgh 23/03715/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees Small domestic

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

Proposal

Young Lime at rear right hand corner in rear garden - remove. Large growth potential. Only 6" from stone boundary wall. 2 young Limes near house in rear garden - reduce back spread of lower branches from house by 2-3m. Neighbour's Holly (No. 3) by rear right hand corner of rear garden - crown lift to 4m over applicant's garden. Young Ash tree at left hand brick boundary wall in rear garden - remove. Has large growth potential and its base is touching the wall.

As published by the council, reference 23/03715/TCO

Application record

Reference
23/03715/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
15 Aug 2023
Validated
15 Aug 2023
Decided
22 Aug 2023
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Merchiston (pre 28 March 2025)
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH10 4BG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Aug 2023

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 22 Aug 2023

    Decision issued: Not make a Tree Preservation Order

  3. 4 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 22 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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