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East Morningside House 5 Clinton Road Morningside Edinburgh EH9 2AW

Granted City of Edinburgh 26/0071/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

Very old, dying, holly tree remove.

As published by the council, reference 26/0071/TCO

Application record

Reference
26/0071/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
6 Feb 2026
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Decided
3 Mar 2026
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Merchiston
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH9 2AW

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/0070/TCO Granted

    East Morningside House 5 Clinton Road Morningside Edinburgh EH9 2AW

    Large cyprus trim and reduce height.

    Decided 3 Mar 2026 Trees
  • 26/0047/TCO Granted

    East Morningside House 5 Clinton Road Morningside Edinburgh EH9 2AW

    Old diseased sycamore remove completely.

    Decided 3 Mar 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Feb 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 3 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Not make a Tree Preservation Order

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

City of Edinburgh granted permission on 3 March 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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  • East Morningside House 5 Clinton Road Morningside Edinburgh EH9 2AW

    26/0070/TCO Submitted 6 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Large cyprus trim and reduce height.

    Granted Trees 3 docs

  • East Morningside House 5 Clinton Road Morningside Edinburgh EH9 2AW

    26/0047/TCO Submitted 29 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Old diseased sycamore remove completely.

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • East Morningside House 5 Clinton Road Edinburgh EH9 2AW

    26/02192/CLESTL Submitted 20 May 2026 50 yards away

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  • 9 Clinton Road Edinburgh EH9 2AW

    21/05434/FUL Submitted 15 Oct 2021 50 yards away

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  • 9 Clinton Road Edinburgh EH9 2AW

    18/10164/TCO Submitted 30 Nov 2018 100 yards away

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    Granted Trees 12 docs

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    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees