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6 Bellfield Street Portobello East Edinburgh EH15 2BP

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/0525/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Prunus avium - Reduce canopy 1 to 1.5 meters.

As published by the council, reference 26/0525/TCO

Application record

Reference
26/0525/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Portobello/Craigmillar
Parish
Portobello (Inactive)
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH15 2BP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 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.

Documents

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

2 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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