Planning application
10 - 14 Spylaw Bank Road Edinburgh EH13 0JP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Ash reduction as this is impacting garden and house due to size and proximity - Reduce height by 2 metres and spread by 2 metres.
As published by the council, reference 26/0457/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0457/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Colinton/Fairmilehead
- Parish
- Colinton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH13 0JP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jun 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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19 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 14 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
3 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.
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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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