Planning application
East Morningside House 5 Clinton Road Morningside Edinburgh EH9 2AW
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Large cyprus trim and reduce height.
As published by the council, reference 26/0070/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0070/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 6 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Parish
- Merchiston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH9 2AW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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9 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
City of Edinburgh took a median of 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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East Morningside House 5 Clinton Road Morningside Edinburgh EH9 2AW
94% historically approved · decision due ~3 Apr
Very old, dying, holly tree remove.
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
9 Clinton Road Edinburgh EH9 2AW
DBH 150mm. Growing in neighbours garden, close to the Cherry detailed above. - Remove spread over boundary to leave natural form., Birch, Height 9m, spread 7m, DBH 300mm, located on East boundary, close to the main gate. - Minor formative pruning, reduction of 1 low branch, Common Whitebeam in neighbours garden, at East boundary. Height 5m, spread 7m, DBH 300mm. - Reduce spread overhanging the boundary, but leaving a natural form., Holly, Ilex sp., Located adjacent to wheely bins, H 5m, S 5m, DBH - twin co-dom 120/150mm. - Reduce height by 2.5m & spread to the neighbour's side to level with the wall., Cypress, Adjacent to Holly detailed above. Height 4.5m, spread 2m, DBH 200mm, - Reduce height by 1m and trim to reduce remaining crown by 200-400mm spread.
Decided Trees 12 docs -
East Morningside House 5 Clinton Road Edinburgh EH9 2AW
77% historically approved · decision due ~4 Aug
Ancillary building within the curtilage of the property has been used for short term letting purposes for a period greater than 10 years.
Awaiting decision Lawful development 3 docs -
9 Clinton Road Edinburgh EH9 2AW
The removal and replacement of two automated swing driveway gates and one matching pedestrian gate, and removal of two globe pillar lights, with two coach style pillar lamps and two new number illuminating pillar down lights.
Granted Full applications 9 docs -
East Morningside House 5 Clinton Road Morningside Edinburgh EH9 2AW
Old diseased sycamore remove completely.
Decided Trees 6 docs -
The Elms Care Home 148 Whitehouse Loan Edinburgh EH9 2EZ
83% historically approved · decision due ~26 May
Installation of roof mounted solar panels and associated equipment.
Awaiting decision Full applications 15 docs
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In City of Edinburgh
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26/0698/TCO Decided
7 - 11 Great King Street, 13 Drummond Place Edinburgh EH3 6QW
T1 - Elm - Reduce overhanging branches by approximately 1-2m back to boundary wall, T2 - Willow - Reduce overhanging branches by approximately 2-2.5m back to boundary wall, T3 - Lime - Reduce overhanging branches by 1-1.5m back to boundary wall , T4 - Lime - Reduce overhanging branches by 1-1.5m back to boundary wall , T5 - Elder - Remove two limbs damaging wall. Reduce overhanging branches by 0.5-1m back to boundary wall
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26/0735/TCO Awaiting decision
558 Lanark Road Woodhall Juniper Green EH14 5EL
Willow & Acer (T1 & 2) Sycamore, Rowan and lilac (T3, 4 & 5) height and girth reduction, removal of dead or damaged branches for health of trees 10%.
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26/0734/TCO Awaiting decision
3 Templar's Cramond Cramond Edinburgh EH4 6BY
Mature willow remove to ground level.
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26/0731/TPO Decided
31 York Road Edinburgh EH5 3EG
Rowan - Remove Tree.
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26/0732/TCO Awaiting decision
511 Lanark Road West Balerno EH14 7AJ
T1 Dying Spuce roadside location - Fell the tree , T2 Spruce - Crown lift to 5m over drive for vehicle access.