Planning application
40 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5BT
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Beech 1069 - remove tree.
As published by the council, reference 26/0413/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0413/TPO
- Type
- Treework
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Morningside
- Parish
- Merchiston
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH10 5BT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Jun 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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5 Jun 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 31 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
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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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40 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5BT
94% historically approved · decision due ~31 Jul
Elm 1070 - remove tree, copper beech 9187 - crown reduce west crown by 3m and crown lift over road to 4.5m, 1107 (a group) - remove 3 trees, Laburnum 1294 - reduce height by 2m, Silver maple 1293 - remove small rubbing branches and deadwood, elm 8204 - remove tree (See also 26/0412/TCO).
Awaiting decision Trees 9 docs -
40 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5BT
94% historically approved · decision due ~31 Jul
Elm 1070 - remove tree, copper beech 9187 - crown reduce west crown by 3m and crown lift over road to 4.5m, 1107 (a group) - remove 3 trees, Laburnum 1294 - reduce height by 2m, Silver maple 1293 - remove small rubbing branches and deadwood, elm 8204 - remove tree (see also 26/0420/TPO).
Awaiting decision Trees 9 docs -
40 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5BT
89% historically approved · decision due ~10 Jul
Scanner room refurbishment, new external pipework.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs -
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40 Colinton Road Edinburgh EH10 5BT
Ash 1296, Ash 1400, elm 1864 and beech 1073 remove tree. Beech 8202 reduce tree by 3m and reduce N,E,S sides by 2-3m to shape remove deadwood. Sycamore 9196 clear Laurel from base remove major deadwood and almost dead limb E.
Decided Trees 1 doc -
Flat 5 16 Gray's Loan Merchiston Edinburgh EH10 5BS
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