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283 Portobello High Street Portobello West Edinburgh EH15 2AR

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 25/05498/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Crown reduction roughly 2m or fell. Significant dieback. Ash A7 crown reduction roughly 2m or fell. Significant dieback. Sycamore S4 crown reduction. Roughly 2m. Ash A8 crown reduction roughly 2.5m or fell. Dieback. Eucalyptus E1 crown reduction. Roughly 2m.

As published by the council, reference 25/05498/TCO

Application record

Reference
25/05498/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
16 Oct 2025
Validated
16 Oct 2025
Ward
Portobello/Craigmillar
Parish
Portobello (Inactive)
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH15 2AR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 11 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

16 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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