Flat 3 5 Ramsay Garden Old Town Edinburgh EH1 2NA Data via plota.co.uk

26/0258/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Conifer - Remove conifer due to lean posing safety risk near building. Replant similar variety., Leylandii - Remove Leylandii due to lean posing safety risk near building. Replant similar variety. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Apr 2026
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Validated
10 Apr 2026
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Approved
23 Apr 2026

Approved on 23 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

32 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 3-10 Ramsay Garden, Edinburgh, Grade A, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 14 Grade A, 13 Grade B, 5 Grade C
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Registered park or garden: The New Town Gardens
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
Old Town 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.
Scheduled monument about 36 m away: Edinburgh Castle/Caisteal Dhùn Èideann
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic Environment Scotland ↗
SSSI about 27 m away: Arthur's Seat Volcano
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
EH1 2NA
Received
9 Apr 2026
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Ward
City Centre
Parish
Old Town
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 May 2026
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
23 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stephen Paul Group LLP. (Liberton).

How this decision compares

Decided in 13 days from validation, about the council's usual 15 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
723decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No