Planning application
7 South Gillsland Road Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 5DE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Maple reduce height from 8m to 6m reduce spread from 6m to 4m lift to 3m.
As published by the council, reference 25/04274/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04274/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 19 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Morningside
- Parish
- Merchiston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH10 5DE
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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25/05698/TCO Awaiting decision
7 South Gillsland Road Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 5DE
T1 Elm reduce height 8m -7m reduce spread 10m - 8m lift to 3m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
City of Edinburgh took a median of 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year City of Edinburgh decided tree works applications in a median of 14 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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