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31 Polton Road Loanhead EH20 9DB

26/00039/WTTWork to TreesApproved

Approved on 26 February 2026

Council decision: Not to Make a Tree Preservation OrderDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Felling of tree within Mavisbank conservation area

Received
27 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Midlothian West
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target10 Mar
  5. Decided26 Feb

Decided in 30 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 31 Polton Road Loanhead EH20 9DB. Midlothian has handled 133 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 4 weeks quicker than Midlothian's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Midlothian West. We hold 521 applications in total for the EH20 postcode area.

100% of trees applications at Midlothian Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
EH20 9DB
Application type
Work to Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Loanhead & District Community Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 January 2026
Target decision date
10 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Midlothian

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