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Polwarth Parish Church 38 Polwarth Terrace Polwarth Edinburgh EH11 1LU

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 25/05736/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

1. Whitebeam dismantle 1x mature tree infected with Dryad's Saddle (Polyporus squamosuse) to ground level. 2.Whitebeam dismantle to ground level 1x mature tree with Ganoderma australe.

As published by the council, reference 25/05736/TCO

Application record

Reference
25/05736/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
29 Oct 2025
Validated
29 Oct 2025
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Merchiston
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH11 1LU

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/02921/LBC Awaiting decision

    Polwarth Parish Church 38 Polwarth Terrace Polwarth Edinburgh EH11 1LU

    Installation of new fibre optic cable and associated equipment.

    Submitted 13 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 25/05238/PNT Granted

    Polwarth Parish Church 38 Polwarth Terrace Polwarth Edinburgh EH11 1LU

    The proposed upgrade of an existing telecommunications base station comprising the removal of 4 no antennas, internal upgrade of existing equipment room together with ancillary development thereto.

    Decided 22 Oct 2025 Telecoms

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Oct 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 24 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 41 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 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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