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6 Morningside Road Edinburgh EH10 4DD

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/0360/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Mature lime marked in red on plan reduce higet of crown by 4m and reduce with by 2m. Swedish whitebeam marked yellow on plan reduce width of crown by 2m Mature lime marked light blue on plan reduce crown by 4m in height reduce width of crown by 2m, mature lime marked dark blue on map reduce height of crown by 3m and spread by 1m remove significant deadwood, mature lime marked in pink on map remove significant deadwood.

As published by the council, reference 26/0360/TCO

Application record

Reference
26/0360/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Merchiston
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH10 4DD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 May 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 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

2 documents on file for this application

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What 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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