Planning application
Orchardfield Cottage 1B Orchardfield Avenue Edinburgh EH12 7SX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conifer trees x2 - Looking to remove the two trees and replace with plants and shrubs.
As published by the council, reference 26/0163/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0163/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
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 20 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Corstorphine/Murrayfield
- Parish
- Corstorphine + Clermiston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH12 7SX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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10 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Mar 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
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of Edinburgh granted permission on 20 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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