Planning application
6 Ellersly Road Edinburgh EH12 6JA
Works: Trees
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Proposal
Lime remove dead wood over 2.5cm dia., Himalayan birch remove pallets and waste, prune stubs back into cardinal pruning points. Holly prune taphrina out of tree. Ash monitor progress of disease remove dead wood over paths. Beech aerial inspection. Variegated holly reduce tree by 1m height. Common yew remove ivy. Copper yew remove ivy and prune to create at least 1m clearance from roof and gutters. Japanese maple prune to creat 12" clearance from roof and gutters. Domestic pear spp routine prune, remove dead wood and pruning stubs. Domestic pear spp consider replacing this tree, if the fruit is still good. Domestic pear spp remove dead wood reduce end of western side of tree by 0.75m. Domestic apple spp remove dead wood and prune waterspouts out. Domestic apple spp thin crown 10-15%. Domestic pear spp routine prune remove dead wood and water sprouts. Domestic apple spp thin crown 20% and create clearance for phone line. Plum damsom crown clean and reduce south limb by 50%. Bay remove tree. Bay remove tree. Cherry gean remove tree. Bay 2 reduce both trees by 3m approx. Western red ceder lift lower limbs to 3.5m. Goat willow remove tree. Common yew remove ivy. Beech remove tree. Ash remove tree. Crack willow remove dead wood over 2.5cm dia. Lawson cypress remove dead stems, remove ropes and replace with adequate approved bracing. Himalayan birch remove pallets and waste, prune stubs back into cardinal pruning reduce tree by 1m height. Lawson cypress consider removal, lawson cypress consider removal, lawson cypress consider removal. Common yew remove ivy. Copper yew remove ivy and prune to create at least 1m clearance from roof and gutters. Japanese maple prune to creat 12" clearance from roof and gutters.
As published by the council, reference 25/05850/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/05850/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Corstorphine/Murrayfield
- Parish
- Murrayfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH12 6JA
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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26/03408/FUL Awaiting decision
6 Ellersly Road Edinburgh EH12 6JA
Retrospective addition of solar panels on the roof of the main house.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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6 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 January 2026, 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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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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6 Ellersly Road Edinburgh EH12 6JA
83% historically approved · decision due ~21 Oct
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