1F 40 Palmerston Place New Town Edinburgh EH12 5BJ

1. 3 Sep 2025

   Received by City of Edinburgh

2. 4 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 30 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.

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.

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.

• 32 Flat 4C Palmerston Place Edinburgh EH12 5BJ

  03/03017/LBC Submitted 13 Aug 2003 50 yards away

  Make internal alterations to kitchen and bathroom and install 5 no. 'Velux' roof windows.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 6 docs

• 30-34 Palmerston Place Edinburgh EH12 5BJ

  04/00892/LBC Submitted 16 Mar 2004 50 yards away

  Common repairs - alterations to windows

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 8 docs

• Flat 4A 32 Palmerston Place Edinburgh EH12 5BJ

  20/02648/LBC Submitted 1 Jul 2020 50 yards away

  Existing attic storage space (above living room, in top floor flat) is to be improved -with safer retractable access ladder, flooring, lights, ventilated insulation between rafters and plasterboard lining to ceiling.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs

• 2F 38 Palmerston Place New Town Edinburgh EH12 5BJ

  26/03672/LBC Submitted 10 Sep 2026 50 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov

  Install a key safe at the front entrance.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 3 docs

• 48 Palmerston Place Edinburgh EH12 5DE

  26/02700/FUL Submitted 25 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~20 Aug

  Change of use from Class 1A Office commercial use to Class 9, residential alterations to the existing layout new external staircase to access rear garden area from ground floor.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 8 docs

• 48 Palmerston Place Edinburgh EH12 5DE

  26/02701/LBC Submitted 26 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~21 Aug

  Internal alterations to the existing layout. new external staircase to access, rear garden area from ground floor.

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 7 docs

• 26/0874/TCO Awaiting decision

  5 Belford Terrace New Town Edinburgh EH4 3DQ

  Birch, located at southeast corner of the back garden. height 9m, spread 8m, dbh 230mm. reduce height by upto 2.5m to just above phone lines. reduce spread northeast by upto 2.5m.

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/0873/TCO Awaiting decision

  14 Corrennie Gardens Morningside Edinburgh EH10 6DG

  Cotoneaster height 5m, spread 6m, dbh 3 stems 100 mm, 130mm and 190mm. the tree is in poor condition and shows little sign of recovery. remove the tree to ground level.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/0872/TCO Awaiting decision

  23A Dick Place Grange Edinburgh EH9 2JH

  T1 Hornbeam remove T1 to ground level.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/0871/TCO Awaiting decision

  Land 30 Metres South Of 1 Bell's Mills New Town Edinburgh

  Young codominant stemmed oak tree by the river. remove. weak included union has failed & one of the stems is lying in the river.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/0870/TPO Awaiting decision

  2 Comiston Farm Close Edinburgh EH10 6BF

  Ash tree (tag 256) in the woodland behind 2 comiston farm close. Dieback of the upper crown remove large diameter deadwood over the garden of 2 comiston farm close.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees