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Dr Neil's Garden 7A Old Church Lane Duddingston Edinburgh

Awaiting decision City of Edinburgh 26/0857/TCO Treework Within a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Group of six elm trees between 24-39cm DBH and 8-10m high. All marked by CEC for felling due to DED to fell as requested to control the spread of DED.

As published by the council, reference 26/0857/TCO

Application record

Reference
26/0857/TCO
Type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting Assessment
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
2 Oct 2026
Ward
Craigentinny/Duddingston
Parish
Northfield + Willowbrae
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Oct 2026

    Received by City of Edinburgh

  2. 2 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 6 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 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

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.

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