Planning application
The Tower 141A East Trinity Road Trinity Edinburgh EH5 3PP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
t1 cherry, remove tree, t2 cherry,remove tree.
As published by the council, reference 26/0846/TCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0846/TCO
- Type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting Assessment
- Received
- 30 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Forth
- Parish
- Trinity
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- EH5 3PP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2026
Received by City of Edinburgh
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6 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 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 43 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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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