35 Midmar Gardens Morningside Edinburgh EH10 6DY Data via plota.co.uk

25/04218/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Conifer - Prune the top of the tree reducing it's height, Storm damaged Wild Cherry tree - Cut back to branch where most of branch has snapped. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2025
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Validated
20 Aug 2025
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Approved
18 Sept 2025

Approved on 18 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Nov 2026

Site constraints 3

Morningside conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Local nature reserve 98 m away: Hermitage of Braid / Blackford Hill
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 4 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Edinburgh
Application type
Treework Within a Conservation Area
Postcode
EH10 6DY
Received
18 Aug 2025
Validated
20 Aug 2025
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Morningside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2025
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
18 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 14 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 15 for tree works. Approved, as 98% of tree works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
1,085decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 4 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
10 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
30 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No