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Treeworks Lanark Road West Balerno

26/0093/TCOTreework Within a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 11 March 2026

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

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

3 Sitka spruce at left of entrance to drive removal, 1 leaning larch tree within drive / parking area removal, 2 clusters of overgrown leylandii hedging removal.

Received
16 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Pentland Hills
  1. Received16 Feb
  2. Validated17 Feb
  3. Consult.10 Mar
  4. Target30 Mar
  5. Decided11 Mar

Decided in 22 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Treeworks Lanark Road West Balerno. Edinburgh has handled 1,501 applications of this type. This one was decided in 23 days, 3 weeks quicker than Edinburgh's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 43 applications across Pentland Hills.

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
Balerno

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 February 2026
Last date for comments
10 March 2026
Target decision date
30 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Gavin Mathison Boghall Farm Biggar Road Edinburgh EH10 7DX

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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