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12 Mortonhall Road Grange Edinburgh EH9 2HW

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/0542/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

T1 Cupressus - remove, T2 Cupressus - Remove, T3 Cypress - Remove

As published by the council, reference 26/0542/TCO

Application record

Reference
26/0542/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Southside/Newington
Parish
Grange + Prestonfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH9 2HW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jul 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 9 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 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

5 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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