Planning application
4 Bridge Road Balerno Bridge Balerno EH14 7AH
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Tree No 27 - a 21m high Spruce - Fell Tree No 27 and plant tree recommended by Landscape Architect in same place
As published by the council, reference 25/06095/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/06095/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 19 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 19 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Pentland Hills
- Parish
- Balerno
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH14 7AH
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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25/06314/TCO Decided
4 Bridge Road Balerno Bridge Balerno EH14 7AH
Tree No 14 - a 14m Sycamore - Fell Tree No 14 as a risk recommended by Aboriculturist.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Nov 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 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
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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4 Bridge Road Balerno Bridge Balerno EH14 7AH
Tree No 14 - a 14m Sycamore - Fell Tree No 14 as a risk recommended by Aboriculturist.
Decided Trees 3 docs -
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Awaiting decision Trees 5 docs -
3 Ravelrig Drive Balerno EH14 7NQ
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