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 43 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
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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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