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19 Chalmers Crescent Marchmont Edinburgh EH9 1TS

26/00016/TCOTreework Within a Conservation AreaRefused

Refused on 15 January 2026

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

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1 Himalayan birch crown lift by 1m, crown reduce height by approx. 2m and sides by up to 1m. T2 Cotoneaster crown reduce height by approx. 2m and sides by up to 1.5m leaving a balanced flowing canopy.

Received
5 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Southside/Newington
  1. Received5 Jan
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.26 Jan
  4. Target15 Feb
  5. Decided15 Jan

Decided in 10 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at 19 Chalmers Crescent Marchmont Edinburgh EH9 1TS. Edinburgh has handled 1,501 applications of this type. This one was decided in 10 days, 5 weeks quicker than Edinburgh's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 128 applications across Southside/Newington. We hold 600 applications in total for the EH9 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
EH9 1TS
Application type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Marchmont + Sciennes

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 January 2026
Last date for comments
26 January 2026
Target decision date
15 February 2026
Permission expires
15 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Crawford McLaren 51 Silverknowes View Edinburgh EH4 5PS

Planning decision

Statutory period
41 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Edinburgh

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