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Flat 5 49 Mortonhall Gate Edinburgh EH16 6TJ

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/0668/TPO Treework

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

one cedar in first schedule area number 5 (hatched blue on map) - smaller tree is completely dead and is beginning to rot at the bottom., one cedar in first schedule area number 5 (hatched blue on map) - large tree with two dead sub-trunks that needs to be removed

As published by the council, reference 26/0668/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/0668/TPO
Type
Treework
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Liberton/Gilmerton
Parish
Liberton + District
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH16 6TJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Aug 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 27 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 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 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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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