Planning application
1A St Margaret's Road Edinburgh EH9 1AZ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Mature Horse Chestnut, lift branches over road, 5.5m clearance, prune branches, house 2m clearance & thin crown by 20%.
As published by the council, reference 25/04648/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04648/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 5 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Morningside
- Parish
- Merchiston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH9 1AZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Sep 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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10 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 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 38 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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5 St Margaret's Road Edinburgh EH9 1AZ
4 Limes, 1 Elm, 1 Silver Birch & 1 Copper Beech at rear boundary in rear garden. - Clear basal epicormics and Ivy & check for basal decay. Remove any large diameter deadwood., 1 Lime & 1 Silver Birch at east boundary in rear garden. - Clear basal epicormics and Ivy & check for basal decay. Remove any large diameter deadwood.
Decided Trees 3 docs -
2 St Margaret's Road Edinburgh EH9 1AZ
Mature Sycamore at front left hand corner in front garden. Large old wound on west side. - Remove major deadwood as it overhangs footway., Mature Lime on west boundary in front garden. Basal decay on south side near to ground level. - Crown lift the epicormics to 3m to clear the adjacent property,, Weeping Ash at front left hand corner of house in front garden - Crown lift to 2.5m and remove major deadwood.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
2 St Margaret's Road Bruntsfield Edinburgh EH9 1AZ
Erection of a single storey rear extension to an existing dwellinghouse replacing rear additions including a conservatory and bay extension. Works include internal reconfiguration to form a new kitchen and dining space, relocation of utility, formation of a raised terrace, and associated alterations. All works are confined to the rear within the existing garden.
Granted Full applications Extension 9 docsSmall domestic -
6 St Margaret's Road Edinburgh EH9 1AZ
83% historically approved · decision due ~28 Aug
Replacement of existing conservatory with single storey sunroom extension.
Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 10 docsSmall domestic -
6 St Margaret's Road Edinburgh EH9 1AZ
89% historically approved · decision due ~20 Oct
Replacement of existing non-original conservatory with single-storey sunroom extension.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Extension 9 docsSmall domestic -
6 St Margaret's Road Edinburgh EH9 1AZ
89% historically approved · decision due ~23 Oct
Formation of en-suite shower room and fitted wardrobe within bedroom of ground floor flat. En-suite and wardrobe taken part height only, allowing cornice to remain unaltered. Fit black cast iron extract termination grille at low level on external wall.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 4 docs
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In City of Edinburgh
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26/0698/TCO Decided
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T1 - Elm - Reduce overhanging branches by approximately 1-2m back to boundary wall, T2 - Willow - Reduce overhanging branches by approximately 2-2.5m back to boundary wall, T3 - Lime - Reduce overhanging branches by 1-1.5m back to boundary wall , T4 - Lime - Reduce overhanging branches by 1-1.5m back to boundary wall , T5 - Elder - Remove two limbs damaging wall. Reduce overhanging branches by 0.5-1m back to boundary wall
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26/0735/TCO Awaiting decision
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26/0734/TCO Awaiting decision
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Mature willow remove to ground level.
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26/0731/TPO Decided
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Rowan - Remove Tree.
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26/0732/TCO Awaiting decision
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T1 Dying Spuce roadside location - Fell the tree , T2 Spruce - Crown lift to 5m over drive for vehicle access.