Planning application
40 & 42 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5BT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Beech 1073 - Fell to ground level.
As published by the council, reference 25/06243/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/06243/TPO
- Type
- Treework
- Status
- Application Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 27 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 27 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Morningside
- Parish
- Merchiston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH10 5BT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Nov 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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3 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of Edinburgh granted permission on 27 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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