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Treeworks Arboretum Road Edinburgh

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/0504/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

T3336 Ash - Remove deadwood greater than 50mm, T3406 Sycamore - Remove deadwood greater than 50mm, reduce back selected branches by 1.5m to SE, T3372 Sycamore - Remove deadwood greater than 50mm, T3380 Black poplar - Prune deadwood in canopy, T4233 Sycamore - Remove deadwood greater than 50mm, T4234 Sycamore - Remove deadwood greater than 50mm, T4237 Alder - Remove deadwood greater than 50mm, T3425 Bird Cherry - remove wooden structure at base, T3438 Bird Cherry - Prune deadwood in canopy

As published by the council, reference 26/0504/TCO

Application record

Reference
26/0504/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Inverleith
Parish
Stockbridge + Inverleith
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Jul 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 7 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 September 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.

Who's behind it

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The Edinburgh Academy. Applicant

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

  • NMTCOZ - NOT MAKE A TPO DECISION LETTER Decision Notice · 11 Aug 2026
  • A LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 01 Jul 2026
  • IMAGES OF ALL TREES Photo · 01 Jul 2026
  • SURVEY REPORT Report · 01 Jul 2026
  • APPLICATION PDF Application Form · 01 Jul 2026

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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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