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Rutland Square Gardens Rutland Square West End Edinburgh

Granted City of Edinburgh 26/0038/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Birch around 50mm diameter in north crown. London Plane T6432 crown lift to 5.2m for highway clearance. Remove deadwood greater than 25mm. Lime T6433 remove deadwood greater than 25mm. Remove hangers over highway. Lime T6435 remove deadwood greater than 25mm. Remove fractured branch. Wild Cherry T6437 crown lift to 5.2m for highway clearance. Wild Cherry T6438 crown lift to 5.2m for highway clearance. Remove 3m subdominant stem.

As published by the council, reference 26/0038/TCO

Application record

Reference
26/0038/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
27 Jan 2026
Validated
27 Jan 2026
Decided
5 Feb 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
West End
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Jan 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 5 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Not make a Tree Preservation Order

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 5 February 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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