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Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno EH14 7AF

25/06390/TCOTreework Within a Conservation AreaRefused

Refused on 18 December 2025

Council decision: Not make a Tree Preservation OrderDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

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

Received
5 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Pentland Hills
  1. Received5 Dec
  2. Validated8 Dec
  3. Consult.31 Dec
  4. Target18 Jan
  5. Decided18 Dec

Decided in 10 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Malleny House 4 Malleny Balerno EH14 7AF. Edinburgh has handled 1,501 applications of this type. This one was decided in 13 days, 4 weeks quicker than Edinburgh's typical decision time. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Pentland Hills. We hold 1,013 applications in total for the EH14 postcode area.

24% of trees applications at City of Edinburgh Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EH14 7AF
Application type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Balerno

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 December 2025
Last date for comments
31 December 2025
Target decision date
18 January 2026
Permission expires
18 December 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Planning history at this site

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    16 Sep

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

    ApprovedApplication26/0779/TCO
  2. 2026
    15 Sep

    Sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus x3 each approx. 20m height, approx. 60-100yrs

    ApprovedApplication26/0778/TCO
  3. 2026
    18 Mar

    Installation of air source heat pump and enclosure, water tank and new opening to rear and associated…

    PendingListed building consent26/01103/LBC
  4. 2025
    4 Aug

    Alterations and repairs to return the property to good quality tenanted accommodation, including fabric…

    PendingListed building consent25/04013/LBC
  5. 2025
    4 Aug

    Alterations and repairs, reinstatement of the historical octagonal chimney to the Georgian Wing, necessary…

    PendingPlanning Permission25/04016/FUL
  6. 2025
    20 Jun

    For the opening-up and enabling work to inform later applications in relation to invasive repairs to inform…

    PendingListed building consent25/03230/LBC

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