Planning application
24 Marlborough Street Edinburgh EH15 2BG
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Cherry Tree - Reshape balance and tidy. Reduce north east side of tree by approx 1m to rebalance form, Lilac - Hard prune sparse section to rebalance and stimulate new regrowth, Cotoneaster - Minimal reduction. Remove deadwood, shape and tidy.
As published by the council, reference 26/0339/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0339/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Portobello/Craigmillar
- Parish
- Portobello (Inactive)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH15 2BG
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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19/05636/TCO Granted
24 Marlborough Street Edinburgh EH15 2BG
Sycamore at front wall - Dismantle as to close to boundary wall.
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19/04755/TCO Granted
24 Marlborough Street Edinburgh EH15 2BG
2x cypress - Dismantle, sycamore leaning on buildings - dismantle, Goat willow - dismantle, cotoneaster - dismantle.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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13 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 8 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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