Planning application
1F2 16 St Stephen Place Stockbridge Edinburgh EH3 5AJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
2 Sycamores and 2 Portugal Laurels at ground behind 16-22 St. Stephen Place reduce from walls and roofs of Patriothall flats buildings so there is 2m clearance.
As published by the council, reference 26/0276/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0276/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
- 16 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Inverleith
- Parish
- Stockbridge + Inverleith
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH3 5AJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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24 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Not make a Tree Preservation Order
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of Edinburgh granted permission on 24 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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