Planning application
1 George Street New Town Edinburgh EH2 2LL
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 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 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
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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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