Planning application
31 York Road Edinburgh EH5 3EG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Rowan - Remove Tree.
As published by the council, reference 26/0731/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0731/TPO
- Type
- Treework
- Status
- Permission Is Not Required
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permission is not required
- Received
- 1 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Decided
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Forth
- Parish
- Trinity
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH5 3EG
Site history
Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/06538/TPO Granted
31 York Road Edinburgh EH5 3EG
Horse Chestnut (412), reduce 2 long lower limbs back by 2m. Horse Chestnut (414), reduce limb arising from 2.5m N back by 2.5m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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2 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Permission is not required
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4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
City of Edinburgh granted permission on 2 September 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.
Nearby applications
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31 York Road Edinburgh EH5 3EG
Horse Chestnut (412), reduce 2 long lower limbs back by 2m. Horse Chestnut (414), reduce limb arising from 2.5m N back by 2.5m.
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Awaiting decision Trees 7 docs -
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Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs
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