Planning application
28 Myrtle Terrace Polwarth Edinburgh EH11 1PG
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Silver birch reduction by 1m to BS3998 standard.
As published by the council, reference 26/0271/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0271/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 15 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Fountainbridge/Craiglockhart
- Parish
- Merchiston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH11 1PG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Apr 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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16 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 June 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
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.
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.
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