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98 Gilmore Place Tollcross Edinburgh EH3 9PF

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 25/05482/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

General tree management 2 - Reduce height from 9 meters to 4 meters. Reduce readial spread from 3 meters to 2 meters.

As published by the council, reference 25/05482/TCO

Application record

Reference
25/05482/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
15 Oct 2025
Validated
15 Oct 2025
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Merchiston
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH3 9PF

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 25/05481/TCO Awaiting decision

    98 Gilmore Place Tollcross Edinburgh EH3 9PF

    Elm tree in rear garden - Reduce height from 15 to 7 meters and radial spread from 4 to 2 meters.

    Submitted 15 Oct 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Oct 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 December 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.

Nearby applications

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  • 98 Gilmore Place Tollcross Edinburgh EH3 9PF

    25/05481/TCO Submitted 15 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~10 Dec

    Elm tree in rear garden - Reduce height from 15 to 7 meters and radial spread from 4 to 2 meters.

    Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs
  • 109 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9PP

    19/05223/TCO Submitted 1 Nov 2019 50 yards away

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    25/04462/TCO Submitted 29 Aug 2025 50 yards away

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  • 84 Gilmore Place Edinburgh EH3 9PF

    23/03789/TCO Submitted 21 Aug 2023 100 yards away

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    Granted Trees 4 docs
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    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
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    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
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    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees