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Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno EH14 7AF

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/0778/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus x3 each approx. 20m height, approx. 60-100yrs old group of three sycamore reduced to monoliths of 5-8m to retain habitat potential.

As published by the council, reference 26/0778/TCO

Application record

Reference
26/0778/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
15 Sep 2026
Validated
15 Sep 2026
Ward
Pentland Hills
Parish
Balerno
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EH14 7AF

Site history

Applications at this address on the City of Edinburgh register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025.

  • 26/0779/TCO Awaiting decision

    Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno EH14 7AF

    Lime trees x4, Tilia x europaea, line of 4 trees remove dead wood from canopy of each, retaining trees but making safe.

    Submitted 15 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/01103/LBC Awaiting decision

    Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno EH14 7AF

    Installation of air source heat pump and enclosure, water tank and new opening to rear and associated landscaping works. Chimney reinstatement and roof repairs.

    Submitted 18 Mar 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 25/06390/TCO Decided

    Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno EH14 7AF

    Horse Chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum - Fell to ground. Tree now dead after succumbing to honey fungus. Section fell and chip insitu.

    Decided 18 Dec 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Sep 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 19 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 10 November 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 41 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno EH14 7AF

    25/06390/TCO Submitted 5 Dec 2025 150 yards away

    Horse Chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum - Fell to ground. Tree now dead after succumbing to honey fungus. Section fell and chip insitu.

    Decided Trees 5 docs

  • Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno EH14 7AF

    26/01103/LBC Submitted 18 Mar 2026 150 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~13 May

    Installation of air source heat pump and enclosure, water tank and new opening to rear and associated landscaping works. Chimney reinstatement and roof repairs.

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 40 docs

  • Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno EH14 7AF

    26/0779/TCO Submitted 15 Sep 2026 200 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~11 Nov

    Lime trees x4, Tilia x europaea, line of 4 trees remove dead wood from canopy of each, retaining trees but making safe.

    Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

  • Land 70 Metres North Of Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno

    25/06567/LBC Submitted 17 Dec 2025 200 yards away

    To erect a freestanding compost bay structure.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 10 docs

  • Land 70 Metres North Of Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno

    25/06632/FUL Submitted 19 Dec 2025 200 yards away

    Erection of a freestanding five-bay compost structure.

    Granted Full applications 19 docs

  • Land 70 Metres North Of Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno

    26/00407/LBC Submitted 4 Feb 2026 200 yards away

    The construction of a timber frame supported roof structure and timber cladding to the rear masonry wall elements of the existing boundary wall at Malleny Gardens.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 19 docs
    Small domestic

In City of Edinburgh

  • 26/0787/TCO Awaiting decision

    24A London Street Broughton Edinburgh EH3 6NA

    Lime tree remove deadwood do a climbing inspection looking for cavities also crown raise 3.5m.

    Received 18 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0782/TCO Decided

    BF 8 Abbotsford Crescent Morningside Edinburgh EH10 5DY

    Lime removal of dead and dangerous lime.

    Received 17 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0783/TCO Awaiting decision

    Flat 2 108 Warrender Park Road Marchmont Edinburgh EH9 1DN

    Mature Nothofagus (T224) remove has outgrown its position close to the buildings.

    Received 17 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0786/TCO Awaiting decision

    10 St Thomas Road Grange Edinburgh EH9 2LQ

    T1 cherry remove. T2 and T3 Leylandii remove.

    Received 17 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/0785/TCO Awaiting decision

    22 Arboretum Road Inverleith Edinburgh EH3 5PN

    Silver Birch.

    Received 17 Sep, published by the council 19 Sep 2026 Trees