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2 Lord Russell Place Sciennes Edinburgh

Decided City of Edinburgh 25/06619/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Ash tree: remove to ground level. Sycamore to north of ash, with crown growing close to building: crown lift to 4 metres and reduce back from building by 1.5 metres.

As published by the council, reference 25/06619/TCO

Application record

Reference
25/06619/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
19 Dec 2025
Decided
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Marchmont + Sciennes
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 26/0024/TCO Decided

    2 Lord Russell Place Sciennes Edinburgh

    Large sycamore approx 18m pushing over wall reduce by upto 1.5m all round.

    Decided 23 Jan 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Dec 2025

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 19 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Not make a Tree Preservation Order

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

City of Edinburgh has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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