Maple Tree House Tweedmount Road Melrose Scottish Borders TD6 9ST Data via plota.co.uk

26/01199/TCA - Trees in a Conservation Area Registered

Proposal

Work to trees Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 6 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 78.

Site constraints 6

Special area of conservation about 91 m away: River Tweed
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.
SSSI about 91 m away: River Tweed
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.
7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Tweedmount, Tweedmouth Road, Melrose, Grade C, about 44 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade B, 4 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 ↗
Also on the record
Registered battlefield about 114 m away: Battle of Darnick; Radon affected area, class 3; Conservation area about 81 m away: Melrose.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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

Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
TD6 9ST
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Leaderdale And Melrose
Parish
Melrose Community Council
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
Willie Kerr

Decision outlook

Day 78, past the statutory target. 97% of tree works in Scottish Borders are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 10 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 25 Oct 2026.

Day 7822 days past the 56-day target
87%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
86,001decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent tree works in Scottish Borders to go on. Scottish Borders decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 25 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No