Planning application
17 St Thomas Road Grange Edinburgh EH9 2LR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Himalayan birch reduce back from telephone cable by 1m. T2 Himalayan birch remove 2 secondary branches to reduce localised loading.
As published by the council, reference 26/0046/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0046/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
- 29 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 23 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Parish
- Grange + Prestonfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH9 2LR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jan 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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30 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Not make a Tree Preservation Order
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of Edinburgh granted permission on 23 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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