Planning application
Woodland Magdala Crescent New Town Edinburgh
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
115 - Remove small damaged hanging branch at 12m over garden. 118 - Remove small damaged hanging branch at 6m over railings. T120-Crown thin by no more than 20% 123 - Remove 30mm dead branch at 8m N and small damaged hanging branch at 12m S crown lift to no more than 5.5m over the road 128 - prune to no more than 2-5mm in branch diameter diameter to clear adajcent planting
As published by the council, reference 26/0102/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0102/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
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 7 Apr 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- West End
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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20 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Not make a Tree Preservation Order
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of Edinburgh granted permission on 7 April 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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