Planning application
11 Russell Place Edinburgh EH5 3HQ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Front garden silverbirch by driveway. crown lift to 5m all the way round remove just secondary and tertiary beanches, rear garden purple leaved plum. has numerous ganoderma fruiting bodies on bole. reduce height from 6m down to 4m to manage risk and remove dead branch over neighbour's garden., rear garden birch. reduce height by 3m from 16m down to 13m.
As published by the council, reference 26/0726/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0726/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 31 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Forth
- Parish
- Trinity
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH5 3HQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Aug 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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1 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 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
7 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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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with City of Edinburgh for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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GF 10 Russell Place Trinity Edinburgh EH5 3HH
94% historically approved · decision due ~1 Sep
Mature Ash overhanging the street evidence of Ash dieback remove Ivy from base remove large diameter deadwood and 1 very low branch interfering with the Weigela. Holly overhanging the street currently 8m high reduce the top growth by 2.5m crown lift to 2.5m above the pavement. Filed Maple overhanging the street remove low adventitious growth on bole to 5m.
Awaiting decision Trees 12 docs -
10 And 8 Russell Place Trinity Edinburgh EH5 3HH
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