Planning application
Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno EH14 7AF
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lime trees x4, Tilia x europaea, line of 4 trees remove dead wood from canopy of each, retaining trees but making safe.
As published by the council, reference 26/0779/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0779/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 16 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.
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26/0778/TCO Awaiting decision
Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno EH14 7AF
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.
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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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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16 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 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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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.
Nearby applications
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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 Trees 5 docs -
Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno EH14 7AF
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 -
Land 70 Metres North Of Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno
To erect a freestanding compost bay structure.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 10 docs -
Land 70 Metres North Of Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno
Erection of a freestanding five-bay compost structure.
Granted Full applications 19 docs -
Land 70 Metres North Of Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno
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 docsSmall domestic -
10 Ladycroft Balerno EH14 7AG
95% historically approved · decision due ~2 Jun
Replace the existing pantile roof with a modern pantile equivalent - Sandtoft Country Pantile, mixed russet colour with lead flashing details.
Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 4 docs
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