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21 The Causeway Duddingston Edinburgh EH15 3QA

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 25/05155/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees Small domestic

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Proposal

2m clearance from neighbours house, following BS 3998:2010, Holly approx 10m tall prune back to boundary wall following BS 3998:2010.

As published by the council, reference 25/05155/TCO

Application record

Reference
25/05155/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
29 Sep 2025
Validated
2 Oct 2025
Ward
Craigentinny/Duddingston
Parish
Northfield + Willowbrae
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH15 3QA

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

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

  • 26/0094/TCO Granted

    21 The Causeway Duddingston Edinburgh EH15 3QA

    Various trees fell one elm and prune several lime trees as described in detailed tree work proposals

    Decided 9 Mar 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Sep 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 2 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 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

2 documents on file for this application

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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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