5 Polwarth Terrace Polwarth Edinburgh EH11 1NF
Approved on 18 August 2026
Council decision: Not make a Tree Preservation OrderDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Birch reduce height by approximately 2m and shape. Wild cherry remove tree. Japanese cherry reduce height by 2m and shape. Japanese cherry reduce height by 1.5m and shape.
- Received
- 8 July 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- City of Edinburgh Council
- Ward
- Morningside
- ReceivedReceived8 Jul
- ValidatedValidated8 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date19 Aug
- DecidedDecided18 Aug
Decided in 41 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at 5 Polwarth Terrace Polwarth Edinburgh EH11 1NF. Edinburgh has handled 1,501 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 126 applications across Morningside. We hold 212 applications in total for the EH11 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
- EH11 1NF
- Application type
- Treework Within a Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Merchiston
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 19 August 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Source: Edinburgh
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