Planning application
Erskine Edinburgh Home 468 Gilmerton Road Edinburgh EH17 7SA
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lime, remove large piece of deadwood & adjoining limb in decline, both limbs are circa 2m. Cherry, remove Ivy, crown thin 20% with max 1.5m reduction. Cherry, Ivy removal, 20% crown thin & max 1.5m reduction.
As published by the council, reference 25/05552/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05552/TPO
- Type
- Treework
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 20 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Liberton/Gilmerton
- Parish
- Gilmerton + District
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH17 7SA
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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26/02357/FUL Awaiting decision
Erskine Edinburgh Home 468 Gilmerton Road Edinburgh EH17 7SA
Section 42, to vary the condition of planning permission 21/03584/FUL to allow for an extended period of use of the portacabin as a classroom.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 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 15 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
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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83% historically approved · decision due ~5 Aug
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Awaiting decision Full applications 3 docs -
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Granted 8 docs
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