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Flat 1 6 Bell's Brae Edinburgh EH4 3BJ

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/0426/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

3 Jacquemontii Birch in courtyard beside 6B, 10 & 12. 7m in height. - Reduce height down to 4.5m., 1 Jacquemontii Birch in square planter outside no. 6. 6m in height. - Reduce height down to 4.5m.

As published by the council, reference 26/0426/TCO

Application record

Reference
26/0426/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Inverleith
Parish
West End
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH4 3BJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jun 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 9 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 August 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

7 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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