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Erskine Edinburgh Home 468 Gilmerton Road Edinburgh EH17 7SA

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 25/05552/TPO Treework

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.

  • 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.

    Submitted 3 Jun 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Oct 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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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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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    26/02357/FUL Submitted 3 Jun 2026 50 yards away

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