Planning application
17 Gordon Terrace Edinburgh EH16 5QR
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
oom & signage along public path, Cedar by path at south end of lawn (T) - Prune off low branches below 10foot height to clear space along path (or clearstem to 12foot), Large Taxus Baccatta (W) leaning over lawn, loose in ground - fell, Holly in raised beds between Lawn and drive (K) - fell, Selfseeded Birch & Picea & Taxus within tarmac drive of 16 Gordon Terrace - cut to ground...
As published by the council, reference 26/0368/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0368/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 18 May 2026
- Validated
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Southside/Newington
- Parish
- Grange + Prestonfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH16 5QR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 May 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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21 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 16 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
13 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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