Planning application
109 Trinity Road Edinburgh EH5 3JY
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Holly. (Ilex aquifolium) Height 9m, Spread 7m, DBH 29cm @ 1m. 24 and 22cm at 1.3m - Reduce to 6m from ground level. Light prune sides to reduce spread by 1m. Thin upper crown by 15%.
As published by the council, reference 26/0667/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0667/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Forth
- Parish
- Trinity
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH5 3JY
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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21/04969/TCO Granted
109 Trinity Road Edinburgh EH5 3JY
Holly. (Ilex aquifolium) Height 9m, Spread 7m, DBH 29cm @ 1m. 24 and 22cm at 1.3m - Reduce to 6m from ground level. Light prune sides to reduce spread by 1m. Thin upper crown by 15%.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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18 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 October 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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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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109 Trinity Road Edinburgh EH5 3JY
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