Planning application
4 Lauriston Gardens Edinburgh EH3 9HH
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T83 Silver Birch crown lift to 3m, T77 Ash crown lift above car park. Tree group T76-108 crown lift to 3m above pavement and 4.5m above carriage way. Tree groups 2 T100-90 crown lift to 4.5m above play ground and car park and reduce limbs by c.2.5 away from building, Tree group 3 T104&105 crown lift to 4.5 above school access road and reduce by 2.5m away from tenement. Tree 86 cherry reduce by 3m. Tree 87 reduce by 3m.
As published by the council, reference 26/0330/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0330/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- City Centre
- Parish
- Tollcross
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH3 9HH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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11 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 6 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 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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4 Lauriston Gardens Tollcross Edinburgh EH3 9HH
T87 cherry crown reduction by 2-2.5m. T86 Cherry crown reduction by 2-2.5m. T77 Ash crown lift to 3m. T83 Silver Birch crown lift to 3m.
Decided Trees 3 docs -
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17, 19 Lauriston Gardens Edinburgh EH3 9HH
Leylandii conifer tree (hedge row), reduce & trim. Minor crown lift of 0.5m Height reduction of 2.5-3 Metres
Decided Trees 3 docs -
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Lauriston Building 39 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9EN
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1F1 108 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9HX
77% historically approved · decision due ~6 Jul
Application for the issue of a Certificate of Lawfulness confirming its existing use as short term let accommodation is lawful.
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