Planning application
Pollock Halls Of Residence 18 Holyrood Park Road Edinburgh EH16 5AY
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Tulip tree T172, reduce crown radius to east and south east only by 2m and remove deadwood. Norway Maple T180, remove deadwood. Beech T191, remove deadwood.
As published by the council, reference 26/0319/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0319/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Parish
- Southside
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH16 5AY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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6 May 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 1 July 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
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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