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Birch, located at southeast corner of the back garden. height 9m, spread 8m, dbh 230mm. reduce height by upto 2.5m to just above phone lines. reduce spread northeast by upto 2.5m.

5 Belford Terrace New Town Edinburgh EH4 3DQ

Awaiting AssessmentReference: 26/0874/TCOCity of Edinburgh

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Application summary

Status
Awaiting Assessment
Application type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Received
7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Determination deadline
18 Nov 2026
Local authority
City of Edinburgh

Application overview

Birch, located at southeast corner of the back garden. height 9m, spread 8m, dbh 230mm. reduce height by upto 2.5m to just above phone lines. reduce spread northeast by upto 2.5m.

Proposal details

Reference
26/0874/TCO
Ward
Inverleith
Agent
Root & Branch Arboriculture Ltd. (Pencaitland).

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5 Belford Terrace New Town Edinburgh EH4 3DQ

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DocumentPublishedAction
PHOTO OF BIRCHPhoto7 Oct 2026View
PHOTO OF MAIN STEM OF THE TREEPhoto7 Oct 2026View
PHOTO OF BIRCH SHOWING PRUNING LINEPhoto7 Oct 2026View
A LOCATION PLANDrawing7 Oct 2026View
APPLICATION PDFApplication Form · PDF7 Oct 2026View

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