29B Polwarth Terrace And Properties To North And South Boundaries
Refused on 21 January 2026
Council decision: Not make a Tree Preservation OrderDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
T1 Lime cut back towards boundary removing 2-3m in branch length, reduce height by 4-5m. T2 Cypress cut back towards boundary removing 2-3m and clear away from overhead line leaving 0.5m clearance. G1 Spruce x3 crown lift by approx. 2m from ground level and clear away from overhead wire leaving 0.5m clearance. T3 Cypress sectional fell to ground level.
- Received
- 5 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Edinburgh Council
- Ward
- Morningside
- ReceivedReceived5 Jan
- ValidatedValidated5 Jan
- Consult.Consultation26 Jan
- TargetTarget Date15 Feb
- DecidedDecided21 Jan
Decided in 16 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at 29B Polwarth Terrace And Properties To North And South Boundaries. Edinburgh has handled 1,501 applications of this type. This one was decided in 16 days, 4 weeks quicker than Edinburgh's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 126 applications across Morningside.
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
- Application type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Merchiston
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 26 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 15 February 2026
- Permission expires
- 21 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO: Crawford McLaren 51 Silverknowes View Edinburgh EH4 5PS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 41 days
Site constraints
Source: Edinburgh
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