15 Johnsburn Road Johnsburn Balerno EH14 7DY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Spruce reduce height by 6m and cut back sides by no more than 2m to leave a balanced shape. T2 Silver Fir remove tree. T3 Spruce remove tree. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026
Documents 2
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 2
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
- EH14 7DY
- Received
- 15 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 15 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Pentland Hills
- Parish
- Balerno
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 May 2026
- Decision
- Not make a Tree Preservation Order
- Decision date
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Maxwell Tree Care.
How this decision compares
Decided in 9 days from validation, 6 days faster than Edinburgh's median of 15 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Edinburgh in the last twelve months, from validation. Edinburgh decision record →
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Last counted 2 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
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