Planning application
49 Canaan Lane Edinburgh EH10 4SG
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Large mature Horse Chestnut approx 22 metres, overhanging garage. Cut back overhanging branches to give 3 metres clearance.
As published by the council, reference 26/0365/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0365/TPO
- Type
- Treework
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Morningside
- Parish
- Morningside
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH10 4SG
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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19/05838/TPO Granted
49 Canaan Lane Edinburgh EH10 4SG
One mature Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) main stem failure - To be removed to ground level.
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19/05839/TPO Granted
49 Canaan Lane Edinburgh EH10 4SG
Very large, over-mature Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) with large wound and included fork - To be removed to ground level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 May 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 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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49 Canaan Lane Edinburgh EH10 4SG
One mature Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) main stem failure - To be removed to ground level.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
49 Canaan Lane Edinburgh EH10 4SG
Very large, over-mature Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) with large wound and included fork - To be removed to ground level.
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