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54 Barnton Avenue Davidson's Mains Edinburgh EH4 6JL

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 25/05251/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Ash tree section fell due to signs of Ash die back.

As published by the council, reference 25/05251/TCO

Application record

Reference
25/05251/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
3 Oct 2025
Ward
Almond
Parish
Davidson Mains+Silverknowes (Inactive)
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH4 6JL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Oct 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 3 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 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

5 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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