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10A Abbotsford Crescent Morningside Edinburgh EH10 5DY

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/0191/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Tree 887 horse chestnut - reduction, Tree 890 sycamore - reduce dog leg limb and reshape/balance, Tree 888 Lime - remove epicormic growth and deadwood, Tree 889 elm - Deadwood

As published by the council, reference 26/0191/TCO

Application record

Reference
26/0191/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
18 Mar 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Merchiston
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH10 5DY

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 25/04535/TCO Awaiting decision

    10A Abbotsford Crescent Morningside Edinburgh EH10 5DY

    T1 Cherry - Reduction , T2 Cotoneaster - Reduce and Shape, T3 rowan - reduce and shape, T4 Holly - Trim to lollipop shape

    Submitted 2 Sep 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Mar 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 19 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 May 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 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

3 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.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year City of Edinburgh decided tree works applications in a median of 14 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 6 Abbotsford Crescent Edinburgh EH10 5DY

    19/05284/TCO Submitted 5 Nov 2019 50 yards away

    Alder tree in front garden against wall at right hand side of garden - Section fell and remove due to roots and stem pushing on wall and causing damage., Horse chestnut in rear garden - .Left hand side when entering rear garden. - crown reduce away from building by 2m ,crown lift to 6m,crown thin by 20% to reduce weight loading.

    Granted Trees 1 doc
  • 9 Abbotsford Crescent Edinburgh EH10 5DY

    19/00318/TCO Submitted 25 Jan 2019 50 yards away

    See attached work proposal document. - As described in work proposal document.

    Granted Trees 7 docs
  • 5 Abbotsford Crescent Edinburgh EH10 5DY

    23/03499/TCO Submitted 4 Aug 2023 50 yards away

    Prunus Cerasifera Nigra - remove tree due to shading out garden.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • 9 Abbotsford Crescent Morningside Edinburgh EH10 5DY

    25/05696/TCO Submitted 27 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    99% historically approved · decision due ~25 Dec

    Trim to remove a year's growth and to leave neat appearance. 5 Elm height 7m, spread 5m, DBH 270mm reduce crown height by 3m and prune to leave a more compact form asin previous years.

    Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs
  • 6 Abbotsford Park Morningside Edinburgh EH10 5DX

    26/0247/TCO Submitted 7 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    G1 Weeping Pear x3 reducing / raising / shaping. G2 Maple x5 reducing in height and sides. T1 & T2 Fastigiate Oak reducing height see document planning details for additional information.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • 5 Abbotsford Park Edinburgh EH10 5DX

    16/03886/TCO Submitted 11 Aug 2016 50 yards away

    stand of sorbus spp tree 1 - reduce from gutters and buildings and boundarys, holly (tree2) - remove as too close to wall, acer platanoides crimson (tree3) - reduce and thin to maintain current size and allow light to under story, acer platanoides tree4 - remove as too close to wall/innappropriate species/location and will become problematic.

    Granted Trees 1 doc

In City of Edinburgh

  • 26/0874/TCO Awaiting decision

    5 Belford Terrace New Town Edinburgh EH4 3DQ

    Birch, located at southeast corner of the back garden. height 9m, spread 8m, dbh 230mm. reduce height by upto 2.5m to just above phone lines. reduce spread northeast by upto 2.5m.

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/0873/TCO Awaiting decision

    14 Corrennie Gardens Morningside Edinburgh EH10 6DG

    Cotoneaster height 5m, spread 6m, dbh 3 stems 100 mm, 130mm and 190mm. the tree is in poor condition and shows little sign of recovery. remove the tree to ground level.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/0872/TCO Awaiting decision

    23A Dick Place Grange Edinburgh EH9 2JH

    T1 Hornbeam remove T1 to ground level.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/0871/TCO Awaiting decision

    Land 30 Metres South Of 1 Bell's Mills New Town Edinburgh

    Young codominant stemmed oak tree by the river. remove. weak included union has failed & one of the stems is lying in the river.

    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/0870/TPO Awaiting decision

    2 Comiston Farm Close Edinburgh EH10 6BF

    Ash tree (tag 256) in the woodland behind 2 comiston farm close. Dieback of the upper crown remove large diameter deadwood over the garden of 2 comiston farm close.

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