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Treeworks Larchfield Balerno

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/0609/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Cpt1 Mixed Conifers x 120 and 2 sycamore trees - Cut to Stump, Cpt 2 4x Sitka Spruce - Cut to Stump, T1 Wellingtonia - Reduce back selected branches over the car port on the SE elevation by up 2 metres , T2 Beech - Reduce the height and spread of the canopy by 2 metres.

As published by the council, reference 26/0609/TCO

Application record

Reference
26/0609/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Pentland Hills
Parish
Balerno
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 25/05391/TCO Awaiting decision

    Treeworks Larchfield Balerno

    T3589, T3590, T3592, T3593, T3591, T1 Sikta Spruce, T2, T3 Scots Pine cut to stump.

    Submitted 10 Oct 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Jul 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 4 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 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

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Thomson Trees Ltd Agent, registered in West Linton

Active · incorporated 2008 · West Linton

2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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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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