Flat 3 8 Dovecot Road Edinburgh EH12 7LE

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 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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.

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.

• 6 Dovecot Road Edinburgh EH12 7LE

  21/06150/TCO Submitted 22 Nov 2021 50 yards away

  hornbeam - prune 2m from house and thin by 3%, contorted willow - remove and replace, birch at side wall - dismantle, beech at rear garden - reduce by 30% (3-4m), beech sycamore and birch at front - raise to 5m over road.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 16 Dovecot Road Edinburgh EH12 7LE

  19/05508/TCO Submitted 19 Nov 2019 50 yards away

  1 rowan tree - removal of tree.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 4 Dovecot Road Edinburgh EH12 7LE

  25/05887/TCO Submitted 7 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  99% historically approved · decision due ~7 Jan

  Himalayan Pine - Section dismantle of Himalayan Pine, Whitebeam - 30% Crown reduction + Deadwooding, Lime Tree - Crown thinning on epicormic growth

  Awaiting decision Trees 5 docs

• 8 Castle Avenue Edinburgh EH12 7JY

  26/01703/FUL Submitted 22 Apr 2026 100 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jun

  Proposed extension to existing dwelling house.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 4 docs
  Domestic

• 10 Sycamore Terrace Carrick Knowe Edinburgh EH12 7HL

  26/03642/FUL Submitted 8 Sep 2026 150 yards away

  83% historically approved · decision due ~10 Nov

  A rear ground floor extension, large sliding doors and a new rooflight.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 9 docs

• Orchardfield Cottage 1B Orchardfield Avenue Edinburgh EH12 7SX

  26/0163/TCO Submitted 9 Mar 2026 200 yards away

  Conifer trees x2 - Looking to remove the two trees and replace with plants and shrubs.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 26/0874/TCO Awaiting decision

  5 Belford Terrace New Town Edinburgh EH4 3DQ

  Birch, located at southeast corner of the back garden. height 9m, spread 8m, dbh 230mm. reduce height by upto 2.5m to just above phone lines. reduce spread northeast by upto 2.5m.

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/0873/TCO Awaiting decision

  14 Corrennie Gardens Morningside Edinburgh EH10 6DG

  Cotoneaster height 5m, spread 6m, dbh 3 stems 100 mm, 130mm and 190mm. the tree is in poor condition and shows little sign of recovery. remove the tree to ground level.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/0872/TCO Awaiting decision

  23A Dick Place Grange Edinburgh EH9 2JH

  T1 Hornbeam remove T1 to ground level.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/0871/TCO Awaiting decision

  Land 30 Metres South Of 1 Bell's Mills New Town Edinburgh

  Young codominant stemmed oak tree by the river. remove. weak included union has failed & one of the stems is lying in the river.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/0870/TPO Awaiting decision

  2 Comiston Farm Close Edinburgh EH10 6BF

  Ash tree (tag 256) in the woodland behind 2 comiston farm close. Dieback of the upper crown remove large diameter deadwood over the garden of 2 comiston farm close.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees