Flat 1 17 Gillsland Road Edinburgh EH10 5DA Data via plota.co.uk

26/0305/TCO - Treework Within a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Mature beech reduce western crown by no more than 1.5m in branch length. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Apr 2026
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Validated
1 May 2026
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Approved
28 May 2026

Approved on 28 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Merchiston and Greenhill 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 120 m away: Union Canal, Fountainbridge to River Almond
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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; 5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

Checked on 6 October 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 5DA
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
Morningside
Parish
Merchiston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Decision
Not make a Tree Preservation Order
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Trees4Scotland - Tree Care Services.

How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 12 days slower than Edinburgh's median of 15 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
837decided 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

Statutory expiry
12 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No