Planning application
20 Ashburnham Loan South Queensferry EH30 9LE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
x1 Silver Birch approx 12 meters in Height, x1 Maple approx 10 meter in height - Crown reduction on Silver Birch by1 to 2 mtrs and crown reduction on Maple by approx 1 mtr.
As published by the council, reference 26/0707/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0707/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Not make a Tree Preservation Order
- Decision
- Granted As published: Not make a Tree Preservation Order
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Almond
- Parish
- Queensferry + District
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH30 9LE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Aug 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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26 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Not make a Tree Preservation Order
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4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of Edinburgh granted permission on 26 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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