Planning application
40 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5BT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Ash 1296, Ash 1400, elm 1864 and beech 1073 remove tree. Beech 8202 reduce tree by 3m and reduce N,E,S sides by 2-3m to shape remove deadwood. Sycamore 9196 clear Laurel from base remove major deadwood and almost dead limb E.
As published by the council, reference 25/06366/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/06366/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Not make a Tree Preservation Order
- Decision
- Granted As published: Not make a Tree Preservation Order
- Received
- 4 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 4 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 27 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Morningside
- Parish
- Merchiston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH10 5BT
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0420/TPO Awaiting decision
40 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5BT
Elm 1070 - remove tree, copper beech 9187 - crown reduce west crown by 3m and crown lift over road to 4.5m, 1107 (a group) - remove 3 trees, Laburnum 1294 - reduce height by 2m, Silver maple 1293 - remove small rubbing branches and deadwood, elm 8204 - remove tree (See also 26/0412/TCO).
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26/0413/TPO Awaiting decision
40 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5BT
Beech 1069 - remove tree.
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26/0412/TCO Awaiting decision
40 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5BT
Elm 1070 - remove tree, copper beech 9187 - crown reduce west crown by 3m and crown lift over road to 4.5m, 1107 (a group) - remove 3 trees, Laburnum 1294 - reduce height by 2m, Silver maple 1293 - remove small rubbing branches and deadwood, elm 8204 - remove tree (see also 26/0420/TPO).
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26/02109/LBC Awaiting decision
40 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5BT
Scanner room refurbishment, new external pipework.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Dec 2025
Received by City of Edinburgh
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27 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Not make a Tree Preservation Order
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document 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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