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1 George Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 2LL

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 25/04766/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Lime tree judisciously side pruning tree to give a 2.5m clearance to Edinburgh New Town Church.

As published by the council, reference 25/04766/TCO

Application record

Reference
25/04766/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
10 Sep 2025
Validated
10 Sep 2025
Ward
City Centre
Parish
New Town + Broughton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH2 2LL

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01559/LBC Granted

    1 George Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 2LL

    The proposed works include the refurbishment of the tenant's current meeting suite into additional offices. The refurbishment includes: updating the current wall and floor finishes, replacing current light fittings with new and installing new pendant fittings, and inclusion of new workstations.

    Decided 15 Apr 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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 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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What 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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